Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits is the second studio album by the American pop punk band The Ataris. It was released on Kung Fu Records on April 13, 1999. The album cover is the neon sign for the Blue Skies Mobile Park in Santa Barbara, California, taken by Roe. In December 1999, the band went on a midwest/west coast tour with MxPx.[3]

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 1999
RecordedJune 1998 at Orange Whip Studios Santa Barbara, California
GenrePop punk,[1] punk rock,[2] skate punk, emo
Length36:31
LabelKung Fu
ProducerJoey Cape
The Ataris chronology
Look Forward to Failure
(1998)
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
(1999)
End Is Forever
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Punknews.org[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kris Roe, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Losing Streak"1:52
2."1*15*96" (Roe, Marko DeSantis)3:54
3."San Dimas High School Football Rules"2:47
4."Your Boyfriend Sucks"2:48
5."I Won't Spend Another Night Alone"3:49
6."Broken Promise Ring"3:26
7."Angry Nerd Rock"2:34
8."The Last Song I Will Ever Write About a Girl"2:49
9."Choices"1:33
10."Better Way"2:03
11."My Hotel Year" (acoustic version)1:26
12."Life Makes No Sense"1:42
13."Answer:"2:11
14."In Spite of the World" (Roe, Mike Davenport)3:37
Total length:36:31
Australian bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Ben Lee" 
  • "My Hotel Year" was originally recorded from the band's previous EP Look Forward to Failure, and was re-recorded for the album as an acoustic version.

Personnel

References

  1. Jeffries, Vincent. "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits - The Ataris | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. "Review". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  3. Paul, Aubin (October 25, 1999). "Vagrant News". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021.



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