So this is a bit tacky.

When it comes to music, I try to fight off nostalgia like the plague.  If you let it win you'll never listen to anything new.  We all gravitate toward the music of our past, the stuff we heard when we were growing into our adult limbs and brains.  And right now, for a moment, I'm going to let gravity win...

Today marks the 10th anniversary of one such item in my collection: "Tell All Your Friends", the debut album by Taking Back Sunday.  In 2002, this band was just another run-of-the-mill rock/pop crossover from Long Island, NY.  A dime a dozen.  Fodder for MTV marketing, and perhaps even designed make angst-ridden teenagers spend their allowance.  What music isn't?  Many of their peers have since disbanded or become irrelevant.  TBS has managed to last for 10 years, touring relentlessly and releasing four studio albums in that time.

And their music is still relevant.  Their sound has been polished and modernized over the years, but it has yet to become dated, self-referencial, or lazy.  Every new release has protected the energy and freshness of "Tell All Your Friends".  Sure, some releases have been more successful than others and not every song is brilliant.  But TBS continues to inspire rock music in a way that I believe not many other bands from that era are doing today.  And I think that's pretty cool.

Cheers guys.  There, I told all my friends.

Spotify -- "Tell All Your Friends" by Taking Back Sunday