Something Corporate only released two albums before taking a break in 2004, with
Andrew McMahon all but sealing the band’s demise by forming
Jack’s Mannequin a few months later. Of the 26 songs that filled those records -- as well as the three tunes that appeared on the
Audioboxer EP and didn’t make it onto a later album -- 14 are represented here, including all four of the band’s singles and a smattering of fan favorites. What's most interesting about this release is its bonus disc, though, which includes “Konstantine” (played at virtually every
Something Corporate show, but previously only available on the Japanese import
Songs for Silent Movies) and a remixed version of “I Woke Up in a Car.” The highlight is a new version of “Wait,” available in its original version on the Galaxy Sessions EP, and presented here as a mature bookend to a short, tuneful career.
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Andrew Leahey, Rovi