Originally released in 2001, From Here to Infirmary is the 3rd studio album from Chicago’s Alkaline Trio. Recorded at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, the band goes for a straightforward sound (“we wanted to tighten the screws a bit, simplify things a little and focus more on punching you in the nuts with our rock”), with satisfying power chords and well written hooks driving the LP. The songs pack a lot of punch, w/ a lot of self-loathing lyrics and constant references to alcoholism “Private Eye,” “Mr. Chainsaw,” “Stupid Eye,” and “Armageddon.”
- Vagrant 20-year anniversary reissue
- limited to 1500 copies
- black / red split vinyl
- music label: Vagrant Records 2001 / 2017