Let me start off by saying that I am neither an "emo kid" nor am I a teenager. In fact, Im 30, with a very diverse taste in music. I grew up on old punk, and listen to everything from Fugazi to Bjork today. But this CD blew me away. I hear alot about the age of this band, but being a musician myself, I can say that these guys sound like they have been playing together for years. This is good, good, stuff. The music is not teenie bopper [stuff], instead, it is intelligent, heart felt music. Unfortunately, these guys will be huge soon, I can only hope they don't ever, ever, change.