Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing

Composition

Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing is a part of a trilogy (along with The Upsides [2010] and The Greatest Generation [2013]) that dealt with vocalist Dan Campbell's struggles of being scared, loneliness and feeling lost.

The title of the album and some of its lyrics reference the Allen Ginsberg poem "America" which according to the albums liner notes served as the primarily inspiration for the record. "Came Out Swinging" begins with a sample of Ginsberg reading the poem.

Recording

The album was produced by Steve Evetts. Evetts would push the band to get the perfect take to the point where they felt sick, such as Dan Campbell throwing up twice while recording vocals. Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, both from Four Year Strong, recorded their guest vocals for "Summers in PA" while on The Wonder Years' tour bus during the 2011 edition of the Kerrang! Tour.

Release

In March 2011, the band went on tour with Man Overboard and Handguns. On April 11, the band released their first single from the album, "Local Man Ruins Everything," through AbsolutePunk.net. On May 3, the second single from the album, "Don't Let Me Cave In," was released. On June 1, the album's third single, "Coffee Eyes," was made available for streaming on the Alternative Press website. The album was released on June 14 through Hopeless Records. A video was also produced for the song "Came Out Swinging". The album cover features the band's mascot, Hank the Pigeon. In October and November, the band supported New Found Glory on their Pop Punk's Not Dead tour of the U.S.

Reception

The album debuted at number 73 on the Billboard 200, selling about 8,100 copies in its first week of release.

The album was included at number 5 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list. BuzzFeed included the album at number 32 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.

Track listing

All tracks written by The Wonder Years.

Personnel