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Lagwagon

Goleta · 1990–present · active
melodic hardcorepunk rockskate punk
Lagwagon
Lagwagon are a Goleta, California punk rock band and one of the essential names in the 1990s Fat Wreck Chords skate-punk wave. Formed in 1990, the group developed a sound built on fast drums, melodic guitar lines, tight arrangements, and Joey Cape's distinctive voice, which can make even the quickest songs feel bruised and reflective. Albums such as Duh, Trashed, Hoss, Double Plaidinum, Let's Talk About Feelings, Blaze, Hang, and Railer show a band that helped define melodic punk without chasing mainstream pop-punk gloss. Lagwagon fit accepted scope through punk rock, skate punk, and melodic hardcore, with a catalog that rewards both speed and songwriting. Their song "May 16" became a generational touchstone through Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, but the band's influence runs much deeper than that placement. They brought musicianship, melancholy, humor, and precision to a style that could easily become interchangeable. The death of original drummer Derrick Plourde also gave parts of the band's later work a deep emotional undertow. Lagwagon remain beloved because their songs move fast while carrying real feeling, making technical punk sound human rather than mechanical.
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Lagwagon Discography

Double Plaidinum
Double Plaidinum 1997 · LP
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12 tracks
  1. 1 Alien 8 1:50
  2. 2 Making Friends 2:15
  3. 3 Unfurnished 2:23
  4. 4 One Thing to Live 1:28
  5. 5 Today 2:04
  6. 6 Confession 2:52
  7. 7 Bad Scene 1:17
  8. 8 Smile 2:05
  9. 9 Twenty-Seven 2:29
  10. 10 Choke 2:44
  11. 11 Failure 2:45
  12. 12 To All My Friends 6:01
Let's Talk About Leftovers
Let's Talk About Leftovers 2000 · LP
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26 tracks
  1. 1 Feedbay of Truckstop Poetry 1:31
  2. 2 Narrow Straits 2:06
  3. 3 Burn That Bridge When We Get to It 2:35
  4. 4 Losing Everyone 1:51
  5. 5 Jimmy Johnson 1:42
  6. 6 Eat Your Words 5:11
  7. 7 Want 3:20
  8. 8 Bringing on the Dancing Horses 2:58
  9. 9 Randal Gets Drunk 0:28
  10. 10 Raise a Family 1:34
  11. 11 Restrain 2:31
  12. 12 No One Like You 2:42
  13. 13 Freedom of Choice 2:47
  14. 14 Brodeo 1:54
  15. 15 Drive By 1:57
  16. 16 Wind in Your Sail 2:39
  17. 17 Over the Hill 2:03
  18. 18 Defeat You 1:45
  19. 19 Laymens Terms 2:41
  20. 20 Jazzy Jeff 1:05
  21. 21 Champ 2:02
  22. 22 Demented Rumors 2:47
  23. 23 Truth and Justice 1:44
  24. 24 No Conviction 2:12
  25. 25 Jaded Ways 4:23
  26. 26 Hidden Live Songs 14:47
Blaze
Blaze 2003 · LP
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14 tracks
  1. 1 Burn 3:15
  2. 2 E Dagger 2:09
  3. 3 Dancing the Collapse 2:15
  4. 4 I Must Be Hateful 3:29
  5. 5 Falling Apart 2:38
  6. 6 Max Says 3:21
  7. 7 Billy Club 2:48
  8. 8 Dividers 2:42
  9. 9 Never Stops 3:34
  10. 10 Dinner and a Movie 2:04
  11. 11 Lullaby 3:49
  12. 12 Billionaire 2:29
  13. 13 Tomorrow Is Heartbreak 3:00
  14. 14 Baggage 4:08
Resolve
Resolve 2005 · LP
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14 tracks
  1. 1 Heartbreaking Music 2:22
  2. 1 Fallen 2:58
  3. 2 Automatic 3:16
  4. 3 Resolve 2:07
  5. 4 Virus 3:30
  6. 5 Runs in the Family 1:56
  7. 6 The Contortionist 3:23
  8. 7 Sad Astronaut 3:01
  9. 8 Rager 1:19
  10. 9 The Worst 2:30
  11. 10 Creepy 1:32
  12. 11 Infectious 3:50
  13. 12 Days of New 2:53
  14. 13 The Chemist - Acoustic 3:01
Live in a Dive
Live in a Dive 2005 · LP
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22 tracks
  1. 1 Alien - Live 3:08
  2. 2 Violins - Live 2:43
  3. 3 Messengers - Live 2:29
  4. 4 Never Stops - Live 3:41
  5. 5 Sick - Live 2:53
  6. 6 Island of Shame - Live 2:30
  7. 7 Give It Back - Live 2:43
  8. 8 Making Friends - Live 2:54
  9. 9 After You My Friend - Live 2:26
  10. 10 Razor Burn - Live 2:45
  11. 11 Falling Apart - Live 3:04
  12. 12 Sleep - Live 3:07
  13. 13 Mister Bap - Live 0:40
  14. 14 Beer Googles - Live 3:36
  15. 15 The Chemist - Live 3:02
  16. 16 Coconut - Live 1:57
  17. 17 May 16th - Live 3:03
  18. 18 Bombs Away - Live 3:43
  19. 19 Back One Out - Live 3:03
  20. 20 Burn - Live 3:33
  21. 21 Coffee and Cigarettes - Live 2:57
  22. 22 Stokin' the Neighbors - Live 3:14
I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon
I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon 2008 · LP
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7 tracks
  1. 1 B Side 2:58
  2. 2 No Little Pill 2:31
  3. 3 Errands 3:05
  4. 4 Memoirs and Landmines 1:55
  5. 5 Fallen 2:56
  6. 6 Live It Down 3:43
  7. 7 Mission Unaccomplished 1:56
Double Plaidinum (Reissue)
Double Plaidinum (Reissue) 2011 · LP
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24 tracks
  1. 1 Alien 8 1:49
  2. 2 Making Friends 2:14
  3. 3 Unfurnished 2:23
  4. 4 One Thing to Live 2:20
  5. 5 Today 2:03
  6. 6 Confession 2:54
  7. 7 Bad Scene 1:18
  8. 8 Smile 2:03
  9. 9 Twenty Seven 2:30
  10. 10 Choke 2:45
  11. 11 Failure 2:45
  12. 12 To All My Friends 2:29
  13. 13 Goodbye 2:46
  14. 14 Brodeo 1:54
  15. 15 Raise a Family 1:35
  16. 16 Restrain 2:32
  17. 17 No One Like You 2:42
  18. 18 Freedom of Choice 2:46
  19. 19 Twenty Seven (original mix) 2:28
  20. 20 Alien 8 (acoustic) 2:12
  21. 21 Making Friends (acoustic) 2:25
  22. 22 Brodeo (acoustic) 1:48
  23. 23 Goodbye (acoustic) 2:26
  24. 24 To All My Friends (acoustic) 2:35
Duh (Reissue)
Duh (Reissue) 2011 · LP
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38 tracks
  1. 1 Tragic Vision 2:33
  2. 1 Super Big Demo Radio Spot 0:13
  3. 2 Foiled Again 1:33
  4. 2 Color Blind 3:40
  5. 3 Bury the Hatchet 2:45
  6. 3 Parents Guide to Living (Demo) 1:49
  7. 4 Angry Days 3:13
  8. 4 Beer Goggles (Demo) 2:50
  9. 5 Noble End 1:38
  10. 5 Child Inside (Demo) 2:14
  11. 6 Child Inside 2:09
  12. 6 Foiled Again (Demo) 1:37
  13. 7 Bad Moon Rising 1:48
  14. 7 Noble End (Demo) 1:42
  15. 8 Beer Goggles 2:43
  16. 8 Life Without You 2:09
  17. 9 Parents Guide to Living 2:09
  18. 9 Bury the Hatchet (Demo) 3:40
  19. 10 Mr. Coffee 2:15
  20. 10 The Bonus Ballad of Bilbo Baggins 0:31
  21. 11 Of Mind and Matter 2:43
  22. 11 Freedom of Choice 2:34
  23. 12 Stop Whining 2:36
  24. 12 Demented Rumors (Demo) 3:01
  25. 13 Lagwagon 2:54
  26. 13 Stop Whining (Demo) 2:45
  27. 14 Demented Rumors 2:50
  28. 14 No Hard Feelings 4:11
  29. 15 Noble End (Early Version) 1:39
  30. 15 Truth and Justice 1:45
  31. 16 Angry Days (Acoustic) 3:54
  32. 16 Lost In Another Time 3:23
  33. 17 No Conviction 2:13
  34. 18 Holy Shit 3:21
  35. 19 Goleta Shuffle 4:29
  36. 20 Jaded Ways 4:20
  37. 21 Tragic Vision (Demo) 4:27
  38. 22 Runs In the Family 6:17
Hoss (Reissue)
Hoss (Reissue) 2011 · LP
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26 tracks
  1. 1 Kids Don't Like to Share 2:40
  2. 2 Violins 3:07
  3. 3 Name Dropping 2:33
  4. 4 Bombs Away 3:25
  5. 5 Move the Car 3:19
  6. 6 Sleep 1:55
  7. 7 Sick 2:56
  8. 8 Rifle 2:52
  9. 9 Weak 2:36
  10. 10 Black Eyes 3:12
  11. 11 Bro Dependent 1:38
  12. 12 Razor Burn 2:38
  13. 13 Shaving Your Head 2:41
  14. 14 Ride the Snake 3:13
  15. 15 Wind In Your Sail 2:39
  16. 16 Drive By 1:58
  17. 17 Over the Hill 2:06
  18. 18 Laymen's Terms 2:40
  19. 19 Defeat You 1:44
  20. 20 Name Dropping (Early Version) 2:42
  21. 21 Bitter Old Man 3:14
  22. 22 Sinatragandhi 0:34
  23. 23 Black Eyes (Acoustic) 2:36
  24. 24 Sick (Demo) 2:52
  25. 25 Shaving Your Head (Demo) 2:47
  26. 26 Derrick Instrumental (Demo) 3:06
Let's Talk About Feelings (Reissue)
Let's Talk About Feelings (Reissue) 2011 · LP
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26 tracks
  1. 1 After You My Friend 2:35
  2. 2 Gun In Your Hand 2:02
  3. 3 Leave the Light On 1:55
  4. 4 Change Despair 1:55
  5. 5 Train 2:34
  6. 6 Hurry Up and Wait 0:25
  7. 7 Everything Turns Grey 1:49
  8. 8 Love Story 2:19
  9. 9 Messengers 1:57
  10. 10 The Kids Are All Wrong 1:07
  11. 11 May 16 2:56
  12. 12 Owen Meaney 3:50
  13. 13 A Feedbag of Truckstop Poetry 1:31
  14. 14 Alison's Disease 3:08
  15. 15 Narrow Straits 2:06
  16. 16 Eat Your Words 4:37
  17. 17 Want 3:20
  18. 18 Burn That Bridge When We Get to It 2:37
  19. 19 Losing Everyone 1:50
  20. 20 Jimmy Johnson 1:42
  21. 21 Randal Gets Drunk 0:28
  22. 22 Messengers (Early Version) 2:02
  23. 23 Bring On the Dancing Horses 2:53
  24. 24 Off the Wagon 2:07
  25. 25 May 16 (Acoustic) 2:48
  26. 26 Burn That Bridge When We Get to It (Acoustic) 2:23
Trashed
Trashed 2011 · LP
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27 tracks
  1. 1 Island of Shame 2:39
  2. 2 Lazy 1:47
  3. 3 Know It All 2:28
  4. 4 Stokin' the Neighbors 3:07
  5. 5 Give It Back 2:35
  6. 6 Rust 2:55
  7. 7 Goin' South 1:58
  8. 8 Dis' Chords 3:15
  9. 9 Coffee and Cigarettes 2:50
  10. 10 Brown Eyed Girl 3:21
  11. 11 Whipping Boy 2:22
  12. 12 No One 2:01
  13. 13 Bye for Now 3:03
  14. 14 Back One Out 1:20
  15. 15 The Champ 2:01
  16. 16 Choke (Early Version) 3:51
  17. 17 Give It Back (Early Version) 3:04
  18. 18 Path of Least Resistance (Chemikil Demo) 4:42
  19. 19 Know It All (Demo) 3:48
  20. 20 Rust (Demo) 3:01
  21. 21 Island of Shame (Demo) 2:45
  22. 22 Lazy (Demo) 1:49
  23. 23 Whipping Boy (Demo) 2:42
  24. 24 Stokin' the Neighbors (Demo) 3:16
  25. 25 Goin' South (Demo) 2:05
  26. 26 Jazzy Jeff 1:03
  27. 27 Whipping Boy (Acoustic) 2:36
Hang
Hang 2014 · LP
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12 tracks
  1. 1 Burden of Proof 0:56
  2. 2 Reign 3:21
  3. 3 Made of Broken Parts 2:20
  4. 4 The Cog in the Machine 3:38
  5. 5 Poison in the Well 2:33
  6. 6 Obsolete Absolute 6:11
  7. 7 Western Settlement 3:07
  8. 8 Burning out in Style 2:55
  9. 9 One More Song 3:19
  10. 10 Drag 2:19
  11. 11 You Know Me 4:17
  12. 12 In Your Wake 3:55
Railer
Railer 2019 · LP
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12 tracks
  1. 1 Stealing Light 2:35
  2. 2 Surviving California 2:50
  3. 3 Jini 2:52
  4. 4 Parable 2:59
  5. 5 Dangerous Animal 2:21
  6. 6 Bubble 3:24
  7. 7 The Suffering 4:34
  8. 8 Dark Matter 2:36
  9. 9 Fan Fiction 3:25
  10. 10 Pray for Them 2:53
  11. 11 Auf Wiedersehen 2:37
  12. 12 Faithfully 2:45
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