With a collective love of Ben Folds and the Beatles, the indie pop foursome This Is Me Smiling emerged from the western suburbs of Chicago in 2005 to release their sweetly melodic self-titled debut through local indie The Vinyl Summer. Vocalist/guitarist Dan Duszynski, keyboardist/vocalist Sheldon Miller, bassist Matt Schuessler, and drummer Adam Kaltenhauser got the word out playing shows with hometown peers the Hush Sound, Bayside, and the Academy Is..., and even managed to score a song ("Mixin' Up Adjectives") on the 2005 Epitaph compilation Punk-O-Rama, Vol. 10. Before anyone knew it, This Is Me Smiling's charming, piano-driven rock had earned them a deal with OneHaven (an imprint of Columbia Records), which then reissued the band's eponymous album in early March 2007.
CONDITION: NEW Punched UPC
TRACK LISTING
1. Ephemera
2. Feelin' the Time Pass By
3. Prettier
4. A Better Way to Fall in Love
5. Goodbye to Each New Day
6. Matter to Matter
7. So Excited to Sleep
8. Up in All Directions
9. Mixin' Up Adjectives
10. Say What You're Gonna Say
11. For When You Don't Hear it Right
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