Signals Midwest

At This Age, the quartet's fourth full-length album, is both a testament to change and a reflection of a band at a pivotal moment in their lives. When you're a young punk, the idea of devoting your life to music — writing songs and traveling the country with your best friends — doesn't seem that hard: Write songs, get in the van, and go. "Will we make any money? Will our jobs still be there when we get back? How will we pay our rent next month? Who cares? As long as we've got each other and this band, that's all that matters." It's an ethos that guides many bands in the beginning, but after a while, it's not an easy attitude to maintain.