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Whoa, who saw this coming? Vagrant-signed emotive synth-poppers reborn as classic rock-worshipping emotive hippie kids the Anniversary threw in the towel back in 2004. And yes, in case the mention of Vagrant and the multiple instances of the word "emotive" didn't tip you off, they were emo. Deal with it. Anyway, here we are in 2008 and the Anniversary have a "new" Vagrant release due tomorrow, June 24!

Devil on Our Side: B-Sides & Rarities collects two discs worth of Anniversary tracks that fall into the titular categories. A number of them are unsung high points of the emo genre culled from early splits and singles-- including an awesome Sub Pop 7"-- while quite a few have never graced the ears of non-Anniversary-associated human beings before. An Anniversary MySpace blog post from New Year's Day even brings up the possibility of a "re-union show," so consider our breath bated.

In the meantime, the spirit of the Anniversary lives on-- to varying degrees of potency-- in such current projects as the Only Children, Art in Manila, White Flight, Saints & Sinners, and Dri.

Devil on Our Side: B-Sides & Rarities:

Disc 1:

01 Fletcher Durbin
02 Alright for Now
03 Alone in Debtford
04 Those Eyes
05 Hold Me Tonight
06 Lowtide and Hospital Bed
07 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
08 I Haven't Slept
09 Diamonds and Daisies
10 Kids in Carolina
11 100 Ships
12 Till We Earned a Holiday

Disc 2:

01 Vasil & Bluey
02 To Never Die Young
03 What's My Name? My Name Is...What?! What?!
04 I Believe That the End of the Reign of Terror Is Soon Near
05 O' Lady Butterfly
06 Che
07 Ain't That Bad
08 Kali
09 I Know What's Best
10 Lover
11 Let It Slip
12 Lodi
13 Strings Break
14 High School Talent Show