basics: Modern Baseball
“Even if you can't see it now, we're proud of what's to come, and you.”
An all-time favorite band of mine, Philly’s Modern Baseball burned bright for their relatively brief existence. Just four years separate debut LP Sports and de facto farewell Holy Ghost, yet their career includes three seminal modern emo albums and an EP some would argue is their most vital work.
As popular as they were (by the standards of their genre), it feels like the band’s legacy can continue growing as younger audiences discover the discography of ourth-wavee emo’s biggest act.
I can’t bear to cut down any more on this playlist, seeing as the band won’t be releasing additional music. Rather than a sampler, this is more like a career-spanning encapsulation of my can’t-miss MoBo tracks.
01. ”It’s Cold Out Here” (Couples Therapy)
02. ”Tears Over Beers” (Sports)
03. ”The Weekend” (Sports)
04. “Hours Outside in the Snow” (Sports)
05. “Re-Done” (Sports)
06. “See Ya, Sucker” (Sports)
07. “Fine, Great” (You’re Gonna Miss It All)
08. “Rock Bottom” (You’re Gonna Miss It All)
09. “Charlie Black” (You’re Gonna Miss It All)
10. “Your Graduation” (You’re Gonna Miss It All)
11. “Two Good Things” (You’re Gonna Miss It All)
12. “The Waterboy Returns” (The Perfect Cast EP)
13. “Alpha Kappa Fall of Troy The Movie Part Deux” (The Perfect Cast EP)
14. “The Thrash Particle” (The Perfect Cast EP)
15. “Wedding Singer” (Holy Ghost)
16. “Note To Self" (Holy Ghost)
17. “Mass” (Holy Ghost)
18. “Hiding” (Holy Ghost)
19. “Just Another Face” (Holy Ghost)
20. “Mass Re-Done” (Polyvinyl 4-Track Singles, Vol. 3)
Not on streaming services
21. “Phone Tag” - 2013 (alt. version of “It’s Cold Out Here”)
22. “Voting Early” - 2014
CREATED 07/26/22