Good Mourning

ENNAKKOTILAUS. Ilmestyy 3.4.2026

Chicago’s Alkaline Trio rip off more playful emo punk on Good Mourning, as Matt Skiba’s profane poetry yields another set of sad yet extremely fun songs. The band’s overt pop instincts were muted on past albums, notably their debut Goddamnit!, but Mourning isn’t nearly so abrasive. Draped in silky production, the band’s painful odes to lost love and bittersweet joy lose some edge (witness the toothless opener, ”This Could Be Love”). Still, the band has rarely been tighter, and the likes of ”We’ve Had Enough” have enough juice to fuel mosh pits throughout the land. Skiba can make you feel bad about yourself no matter how good your mood, a talent that only true emo masters wield with such authority. – Matthew Cooke

A1 This Could Be Love 3:47
A2 We’ve Had Enough 2:51
A3 One Hundred Stories 3:40
A4 Continental 3:28
A5 All On Black 4:00
A6 Emma 2:42
B1 Fatally Yours 2:16
B2 Every Thug Needs A Lady 3:18
B3 Blue Carolina 3:28
B4 Donner Party (All Night) 2:44
B5 If We Never Go Inside 3:46
B6 Blue In The Face 3:02