Lifetime (the former band whose members then went and played in other bands like Good Riddance, Paint It Black, Kid Dynamite, Armalite and more) is back with a brand new release, a two disc album filled with a 52 page booklet full of photos, information, liner notes, and everything you ever wanted to know about this germinal hardcore band that influenced such acts as Saves The Day, Taking Back Sunday and New Found Glory. “Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey” is made of two discs. On the first one, you will listen to a ton of rare tracks: the title track, taken from the “The Boy’s No Good” seven inch, and then the “Tinnitus Seveninches”, the “Lifetime” seven inch, and a lot of rare tracks, as “Money”, the song that appeared on the “Land Of Greed World Of Need” compilation, and previously unreleased remixes, with anthems as “Bedtime”, “Old Friend” and “Ghost”. Among the best track, you can listen to unreleased remixes of “Young, Loud And Scotty”, “Bringin’ It Backwards” and “New England”, while such tunes as “Ferret”, “Gone” and “Tradition” are some pearls that finally found a real life on this first cd. On the second disc, you can listen to the original first band album “Background”, with anthems like “You”, “Thanks” and “Alive”, and nine more songs recorded live. If you are interested in the pre-Jade Tree era of one of the most innovative hardcore punk band ever, “Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey” is what you’re looking for, but I think you should not forget of such great records as “Hello Bastards” and “Jersey’s Best Dancers”. Welcome back, Lifetime!