Even at their lowest, the miracle of the Replacements was that they delivered something so stunning, so raw. It’s a long goodbye to a band that blew every chance they had at a hello.

The band’s third studio album firmly laid down the roots of what their subsequently stronger and more mature LPs needed to grow from.

The Minneapolis band’s fifth studio album reinforces that they never lost their scrappy punk sound and always remained true to their Midwestern roots.