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. [MORE...]