Wisconsin: most known for cheese curds, dairy farms, glacial lakes, and the Green Bay Packers. It’s also home to pop-punk band Alakrity (nowadays known as At the Wayside). We’re digging deep into the band’s archive for this track. “For the Good of Getting Better” comes from their debut release, 2007’s You Are Here EP. The track features sugary-sweet melodies and fast tempos, the two main hallmarks of the genre. The song also features some really cool vocal harmonies and lots of start-stop rhythms and tempo changes. It’s a testament to how deceptively complex a lot of artists in this genre actually are.
Somewhere between 2008 and 2012, the band changed their name to the more-known (and easier to pronounce) At the Wayside. Under both names, the band has 4 releases and also a singles collection under their belts.
