Resolve is Lagwagon's seventh studio album, released in 2005. It is inspired by and dedicated to former Lagwagon drummer Derrick Plourde who died by suicide on March 30, 2005.[3] All of the songs were written shortly after that event. Resolve was Lagwagon's last studio album to feature longtime bassist Jesse Buglione, who left the band in 2010.

Resolve
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 2005
Recorded2005
GenrePop-punk[1][2]
Length39:43
LabelFat Wreck Chords
ProducerJoey Cape
Lagwagon chronology
Blaze
(2003)
Resolve
(2005)
I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
IGN7.6/10[2]

Release

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On June 24, 2005, Fat Wreck Chords announced that Lagwagon's next album would be released in five months' time.[4] On August 31, 2005, the album's artwork and track listing was posted online.[5] On October 6, 2005, "Automatic" was posted online.[6] Resolve was made available for streaming on October 31, 2005, before being released the following day through Fat Wreck Chords.[5][7] It was promoted with tour of the US with fellow Fat Wreck Chords act the Lawrence Arms.[8] On December 1, 2005, a music video was released for "Heartbreaking Music"; it was made as a memorial to Plourde.[9] In January 2006, they embarked on a tour of Europe with A Wilhelm Scream, which was followed by a trek to Australia.[10][11] Between June and August 2006, Lagwagon played a few shows in South Africa with Fuzigish, which led into a European tour, and then a US tour with the Lawrence Arms and A Wilhelm Scream.[12][13][14] In November 2006, the band went on a short tour of Japan, which they dubbed the JaPANDAmonium Tour.[15] In April 2007, they embarked on a tour of Europe, which included an appearance at the Groezrock festival.[16][17] Following this, they appeared on most of that year's Warped Tour, missing three weeks' worth of shows in the middle of the trek.[18] They then played three shows in California in September 2007.[19]

Track listing

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  1. "Heartbreaking Music" – 2:22
  2. "Automatic" – 3:16
  3. "Resolve" – 2:07
  4. "Virus" – 3:31
  5. "Runs in the Family" – 1:56
  6. "The Contortionist" – 3:24
  7. "Sad Astronaut" – 3:01
  8. "Rager" – 1:21
  9. "The Worst" – 2:30
  10. "Creepy" – 1:32
  11. "Infectious" – 3:50
  12. "Days of New" (ends at 2:56; hidden acoustic track "The Chemist" starts at 7:50) – 10:53
  13. "Fallen" (iTunes only)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b JR (December 14, 2005). "Lagwagon - Resolve". IGN. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Lagwagon - Resolve (Album)". Fat Wreck Chords.
  4. ^ White, Adam (June 24, 2005). "Fat's upcoming releases: Propagandhi, Screeching Weasel collection and more". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ^ a b White, Adam (August 31, 2005). "Track listing and artwork for new Lagwagon album". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Paul, Aubin (October 6, 2005). "New tracks from Lagwagon, Western Addiction, upcoming touring plans". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Paul, Aubin (October 31, 2005). "Stream Lagwagon's 'Resolve'". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Paul, Aubin (October 11, 2005). "Lagwagon begin announcing US dates". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Lagwagon post "Heartbreaking Music" video". Alternative Press. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (September 16, 2005). "Lagwagon headed to Europe with A Wilhelm Scream". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin (December 12, 2005). "Lagwagon in Australia". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  12. ^ August, Justin (March 18, 2006). "Lagwagon / Fuzigish in South Africa". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  13. ^ Paul, Aubin (April 5, 2006). "Lagwagon touring South Africa, Europe, Canada, United States this summer". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  14. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 7, 2006). "Lagwagon / Lawrence Arms / A Wilhelm Scream". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  15. ^ Paul, Aubin (September 10, 2006). "Lagwagon (Japan)". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  16. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 7, 2007). "Lagwagon to tour Europe in April". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  17. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 24, 2007). "Lagwagon, Ataris, Ignite, Street Dogs, MxPx, more confirmed for Groezrock". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  18. ^ "Throwdown added to Warped 07; Madina Lake drop off". Alternative Press. April 26, 2007. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  19. ^ Paul, Aubin (July 31, 2007). "Lagwagon (California)". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
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