Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits

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Blue Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits
Studio album by The Ataris
Released April 13, 1999
Recorded June 1998 at Orange Whip Studios Santa Barbara, California
Genre Pop punk
Skate punk
Melodic hardcore
Length 36:31
Label Kung Fu
Producer Joey Cape
The Ataris chronology

Look Forward to Failure
(1998)
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits
(1999)
Let it Burn (split with Useless ID
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Ultimate-Guitar.com [2]
Punknews.org [3]
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5[4]

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.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kris Roe, except where noted.. 

No. Title Length
1. "Losing Streak"   1:52
2. "1*15*96" (Kris 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. "Answers"   2:11
14. "In Spite of the World" (Kris Roe, Mike Davenport) 3:37
Total length:
36:31

Personnel

The Ataris
Artwork
  • Grace Walker – Art Direction
  • Kris Roe – Design & Layout, photography
  • Patrick Riley – Design & Layout
  • Larry Mills – Live photography

Production
Management
  • Alan Mintz – Legal Representation

References

  1. Jeffries, Vincent (1999-04-13). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  2. "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits Review | The Ataris | Compact Discs | Reviews @". Ultimate-guitar.com. October 12, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  3. "Review". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  4. "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic.com. 2005-01-14. Retrieved 2012-11-02.