50 Most Underrated Albums of the 2000's (So Far): #19

19.The Story So Far-Under Soil and Dirt (2011)

Pop punk has seen a serious resurgence in the past few years. After fading away in the late 2000's, the genre has picked up a ton of momentum recently with a wave of new energetic, passionate bands that have connected with the audiences that made the likes of blink-182, Sum 41 and Fall Out Boy phenoms over a decade ago. There's a lot of great bands in this pop punk revival, but no one comes even close to touching California's The Story So Far. Their debut album, Under Soil and Dirt, is a large part of why I feel back in love with pop punk in early 2012. Upon first hearing Under Soil and Dirt, I could tell this band was special as they immediately brought be back to the my early teenage years and the glory days of the genre. Under Soil and Dirt checks all the boxes that are required to make a pop punk album and then some: The riffs have the perfect balance of clean pop and punk crunch, Parker Cannon is an elite vocalist who pours his heart and soul into every note, and every single song is wildly infectious. This is expertly crafted pop punk that sticks with you and only gets better as time goes on. Under Soil and Dirt is a pop punk classic that not only equals the genre's landmark albums of the 90's and 2000's, it surpasses them in every possible way.


Standout Tracks
1.High Regard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVB_CIplD14
2.Roam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2E0Qz3WIqc
3.Swords and Pens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbM51XeL1Dg