To celebrate nearly twenty years of tomfoolery, the Lawrence Arms released a hulking 29-song best-of compilation album on Fat Wreck Chords. For We Are the Champions of the World, Neil, Brendan, and Chris reached into the TLA catalog to pick their favorite tunes, and threw in five previously unreleased tracks for great measure.
The band recently recorded a stripped down session in New York City’s Paste Studio. Watch above as they perform “Beautiful Things”, “October Blood”, “Necrotism: Decanting the Insalubrious (Cyborg Midnight) Party 7” and “Seventeener (17th and 37th)”.
We Are The Champions of the World Track List:
01. On With the Show
02. Great Lakes/Great Escapes
03. Alert the Audience!
04. 100 Resolutions
05. The Devil’s Takin’ Names
06. Beautiful Things
07. Quincentuple Your Money
08. The Slowest Drink at the Saddest Bar on the Snowiest Day in the Greatest City
09. Are You There Margaret? It’s Me, God
10. Right as Rain Part 2
11. Seventeen (17th and 37th)
12. Chapter 13: The Hero Appears
13. The Ramblin’ Boys of Pleasure
14. Light Breathing (Me and Martha Plimpton in a Fancy Elevator)
15. Like a Record Player
16. You are Here
17. Boatless Booze Cruise Part 1
18. Brick Wall Views
19. Sixteen Hours
20. Turnstiles
21. An Evening of Extraordinary Circumstance
22. The Northside, the L&L, and Any Number of Crappy Apartments
23. Porno & Snuff Films
24. Demons
25. The Rabit and the Rooster *
26. Catalog *
27. Black Snow *
28. Laugh Out Loud *
29. Warped Summer Extravaganza (Turbo Excellent) *
* = Previously Unreleased
Buy the album here!
The Lawrence Arms plau at SOLD OUT show at Metro on April 12, with Banner Pilot, and Sincere Engineer!