"God save us, the foolish kings." Released 15 years ago today, this is the fourth album from alternative rock band House of Heroes, one of my all-time favorite bands. This album is an excellent rock album with a bit more of a pop edge than their earlier albums. These guys always have great harmonies too. Lyrically, it tells the stories of kids exploring the suburbs they live in as they grow up, get into trouble, and fall in love. It goes from full-on guitar-based rock to some heartfelt, slower songs and back, but this album amps me up so much. In the end, the kids grow up and finds a way forward and the truth in life. Sadly, this tremendous album was overshadowed by a much more popular indie rock band releasing an album about the suburbs on the exact same day. (More on that tomorrow.) House Of Heroes sadly never gained the popularity I thought they should have for all their musical and lyrical expertise.

Also, I'm happy to say it's been one year that I've been posting an Album Of The Day most days. 287 of 365 days is a pretty consistent track record. I hope you have enjoyed it and continue to enjoy it as I continue to highlight more albums I am listening to. Thanks for reading these posts, and I hope you found something you decided to listen or re-listen to over the year. I have many more albums, EPs and singles I will highlight over the coming years, so stay tuned.

Release Year: 2010
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