THE MAINE - Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (15th Anniversary Reissue) - LP - Vinyl [NOV 17]

LP - Black Vinyl.  

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop is the Maine’s first studio album, released in 2008. The album includes the single “Into Your Arms,” as well as fan favorite track “Everything I Ask For” and “Girls Do What They Want.” Known for its catchy songs, frontman John O’Callaghan says, “this album might be the rawest form of who our band is” (Alt Press). The album debuted at #40 on the Billboard 200.

Hailing from Tempe, Arizona, The Maine was formed in early 2007 by high school students Garrett Nickelsen (bass), Pat Kirch (drums), and John O’Callaghan (vocals), with Jared Monaco (lead guitar) and Kennedy Brock (rhythm guitar) rounding out their long-running lineup several months later.

After releasing their first EP, Stay Up, Get Down, the young men caught the ears of Fearless Records, who promptly signed the band and released their second EP, The Way We Talk, in December 2007. A Top 10 hit on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart, the EP sold an impressive 50,000 copies, setting the band on the path to success ahead of their debut full-length.

At the top of 2008, The Maine entered the studio with producer Matt Squire (Ariana Grande, Panic! at the Disco, Taking Back Sunday) to record the 12-track Can’t Stop Won’t Stop. Offering a blend of infectious hooks with anthemic pop-punk and alt-rock riffs, the album was filled with upbeat tracks like “Girls Do What They Want,” “Everything I Ask For,” and “Into Your Arms.”

The group also delved into acoustic balladry with “Whoever She Is” and electronic elements, particularly in songs like “You Left Me.” Rounding out the album is “Count’em One, Two, Three,” a new rendition of a favorite from Stay Up, Get Down. 

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. Everything I Ask For
2. We All Roll Along
3. Girls Do What They Want
4. I Must Be Dreaming’
5. Into Your Arms
6. Time To Go

Side B
1. This Is The End
2. Whoever She Is
3. Count ‘em One, Two, Three
4. Kiss And Sell
5. You Left Me
6. We’ll All Be...