Above The City is the debut album by Americanpunk rock band Smoke or Fire, released in 2005.[2] It was produced by Fat Mike under Fat Wreck Records,[5] and was the band's first full-length album. Above the City has drawn comparison to Against Me! and Lawrence Arms, and has been called a "punching sincere punk rock album."[4] The album reached #62 in CMJ's "Radio 100" in 2005, spending at least 5 weeks on the list.[6]
Critical reception
In a positive review, Style Weekly wrote that "these songs run on a maximum of speed and a minimum of time, half of them touring the landscape of America and the other half, the landscape of emotion."[7]
Track listing
All tracks by Joe McMahon
No.
Title
Length
1.
"California's Burning"
2:27
2.
"Filter"
1:51
3.
"Cops and Drugs"
1:29
4.
"Goodbye To Boston"
2:31
5.
"Culture As Given"
1:49
6.
"Delawhere"
1:29
7.
"Loving, Self-Loathing"
1:55
8.
"Fire Escapes"
1:38
9.
"South Paw"
1:49
10.
"The Hard Way"
1:50
11.
"Cryin' Shame"
2:44
12.
"Point Break"
2:20
Personnel
Jeremy Cochran – guitar
Ethan Dussault – engineer, mixing, audio production
