Story So Far, The - Proper Dose [Ltd Ed Smores Marble Vinyl]

A lot can happen in three years, and for The Story So Far, a whole lot did. After the release of their third, self-titled album in 2015, the band's routine writing, recording, and touring had caught up with them. By taking some time to recharge, The Story So Far were able to look at themselves with fresh eyes and newfound creative ambitions, returning with their most cohesive and confident record to date. Proper Dose shows just how much The Story So Far have grown as both people and musicians. They take bold creative leaps, finally making the record that they'd always wanted to.

Holing up with producer and engineer Sam Pura, The Story So Far spent just as much time reworking the songs on Proper Dose as they did writing them. The album makes full use of a variety of influences, allowing the band to push themselves to into new spaces while bringing their fans up to speed on everything that's happened in the past three years. Aided by the mixing of Eric Valentine, who has worked with bands like Third Eye Blind, Queens Of The Stone Age, and countless others, Proper Dose became a cohesive album by effectively uniting the band's past with their present.

Parker Cannon's voice remains anthemic, but his range has expanded along with the band's sonic palette. Kevin Geyer and Will Levy compose parts that are nuanced and evocative, allowing the the rhythm section of Ryan Torf and Kelen Capener to wander more than ever before. Using a diverse set of reference points, the songs explore new directions, be it the Oasis-indebted "Upside Down" or the electronic-flecked "Line." At its core, Proper Dose is about finding balance between the person you were and the person you wish to be, and it shows the band working to bridge that gap. It's a brave record, the kind that sees The Story So Far showing their fans just how far they've come and inviting them to go on the journey with them.

1. Proper Dose
2. Keep This Up
3. Out of It
4. Take Me As You Please
5. Let It Go
6. Upside Down 
7. If I Fall 
8. Need To Know
9. Line
10. Growing on You 
11. Light Year