On the Impossible Past

Track listing

All songs written, composed and performed by The Menzingers

On The Possible Past

Preorders of the album came with a cassette titled "On The Possible Past" which featured demos recorded during the winter/spring of 2011. The collection was then released on a one time pressing of 1000 on green vinyl on Epitaph Records.

1. "Good Things" 2:18
2. "Burn" 2:15
3. "Ava" 2:46
4. "Sun Hotel" 3:51
5. "Sculptors and Vandals" 2:22
6. "Casey" 3:18
7. "I Can't Seem to Tell" 2:33
8. "Freedom Bridge" 2:38

Critical response

On The Impossible Past garnered critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream music critics, the album received an average score of 93, based on nine reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim." Allmusic writer Gregory Heaney awarded the album four stars out of five and praised its "wryly nostalgic performance, giving a nod to their punk roots as they embrace the rugged earnestness of the Rust Belt with songs about broken hearts, loneliness, and self-doubt." Thomas Nassiff of AbsolutePunk called the album "sweeping, driven, masterful" as he scored it a near-perfect 9.5/10. He confessed that despite "review[ing] albums every week, I just can’t seem to fully explain my adoration", before summarising "is an album that should have come out decades ago...this is something that has no expiration date."

Personnel