By Maryann Turoci
This song immediately hits me with memories of high school.
It reminds me of sprinting on my bike to my best friend’s house after getting
off the bus and staying up late running around town or sneaking booze to the bridge
in a water bottle just so we could laugh and watch the sunset. It reminds me of
crazy summer days driving with the windows down and stopping to get milkshakes
with friends. It makes you think of old Blink 182 songs as well as Green Day.
The name of the song comes through as the singer says he wants to get rid of
these “old school blues,” which is also the name of the song and it goes
perfectly with the genre. It goes back to the punk rock or alternative rock of
the late ‘80s through ‘90s. Simple lyrics like trying to get rid of anger and
“I hope nobody asks me about the books I never read.” As if those iconic books
most people read in schools are also the one’s a lot of kids pretended to read.
It’s a nice reminder that not everyone’s perfect like in all those movies that
show how things go on in high school (save the Breakfast Club).
It’s a
perfect homage to people in college now or people who maybe find themselves
stuck where they don’t want to be. The lyrics show that although it’s rough
right now, although there’s a lot of anger and “old school blues,” that it’s
going to get better. The song brought back memories of Blink 182’s “Adam’s
Song.” Mark Hoppus sings about how “16 held such better days” but towards the
end of the song he changes the lyric to sing “tomorrow holds such better days,
days when I could still feel alive.”
This
song is so similar but also has its own beat and is good at bringing back
memories of the past while simultaneously making the listener excited for the
future. Lines that speak about how there were chances that could’ve been taken
the chances that are no longer possible. “Maybe one day I’ll see a little more
than two feet in front of me.” The song takes a lot of depression and even
angst and anger from the past but pushes it to show a brighter future. Just
like songs from Blink 182 it takes all these emotions and somehow creates a
song that you can listen to when angry or when you’re having a good time at a
party. It can be a song that’s listened to during good or bad. It’s a reminder
that we can be clouded by things that are happening right now or by issues of
the past. It’s a reminder that sometimes depression or even just depressing or
anxious thoughts can take hold, but just like in Blink 182’s song, it later
brings some sense of hope while still pumping your blood and making you want to
jump around the room.
Old School Blues releases April 17th! You can preorder it here. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/deskjob/old-school-blues?fbclid=IwAR2jRXjvxs9rWP679u76cNTGlbhvLKwNcyXuYJJdRMlPpnf9VE1zdzwjSoU
