Boxcar Racer

• Artist: Boxcar Racer
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• Release Date: May 21, 2002
• Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

If anyone ever got the feeling that, in spite of its success, blink-182 has strayed much farther from its roots than the band ever expected possible (and possibly ever wanted), one listen to the eponymous disc from the side project of members Travis Barker and Thomas DeLonge would provide even more evidence. Boxcar Racer removes the tongue-in-butt-cheek juvenility of the multi-platinum pop stars, and what remains could fit in perfectly alongside any of the emo output on indie labels such as Jade Tree. While blink-182 is known for providing poppy punk, this is as different as Bad Religion is to the band, just in the opposite direction, but the main divergence is lyrics that are retrospective and thoughtful -- witness "Watch the World," which could fit on a Dashboard Confessional record, with a libretto that boarders on poetry. This is a far cry from the party-boy ethos DeLonge is best known for, and he wears the emotional depth well, with songs that are just as hooky as from his bread-winning main squeeze. ~ Brian O'Neill, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Feel So	Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker	Boxcar Racer	(4:29)
All Systems Go	Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge	Boxcar Racer	(3:15)
Watch the World	Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge	Boxcar Racer	(3:54)
Tiny Voices	Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker	Boxcar Racer	(3:27)
Cat Like Thief	Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker	Boxcar Racer	(4:24)
And I	Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge	Boxcar Racer	(3:13)
Letters to God	Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker	Boxcar Racer	(3:16)
My First Punk Song	Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker	Boxcar Racer	(1:01)
Sorrow	Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge	Boxcar Racer	(3:28)
There Is	Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge	Boxcar Racer	(3:18)
The End With You	Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge	Boxcar Racer	(3:10)
Elevator	Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge	Boxcar Racer	(2:45)
Instrumental	Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge	Boxcar Racer	(1:58)

Credits

David Kennedy (Group Member), Jerry Finn (Producer), Travis Barker (Group Member), Anthony Celestino (Group Member), Tom DeLonge (Group Member)