Railer (album)

Railer is the ninth studio album by American skate punk band Lagwagon, released on 4 October 2019 by Fat Wreck Chords on CD and LP. It's their first studio album in five years since Hang, which was released in 2014.

Railer
Studio album by Lagwagon
Released	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
Studio	Maple, Santa Ana, California
Genre	Skate punk[1]
Length	35:50
Label	Fat Wreck Chords
Producer	Cameron Webb
Lagwagon chronology
Hang (2014) Railer (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Distorted Sound Magazine	[1]
Punk Rock Theory	[2]
Discovered Magazine	[3]
Sputnikmusic	4.3/5[4]

Background

The album was announced on 29 July 2019, and a new song of the album called "Bubble" was released. A tour with Face to Face to support the upcoming album was simultaneously announced.^[5] A second song, called "Surviving California", was released on 4 September.^[6] A music video for this song was released in November 2019.^[7] The entire album was made available for streaming on 2 October, before being released two days later.^[8]

Track listing

All songs are written by Joey Cape, unless noted otherwise.

1. "Stealing Light" - 2:35
2. "Surviving California" (Joe Raposo/Joey Cape) - 2:51
3. "Jini" - 2:53
4. "Parable" - 2:59
5. "Dangerous Animal" - 2:21
6. "Bubble" - 3:25
7. "The Suffering" - 4:34
8. "Dark Matter" - 2:37
9. "Fan Fiction" - 3:25
10. "Pray for Them" - 2:53
11. "Auf Wiedersehen" - 2:38
12. "Faithfully" (Jonathan Cain) (Journey cover) - 2:45

Performers

• Joey Cape – vocals
• Chris Flippin – guitar
• Chris Rest – guitar
• Dave Raun – drums
• Joe Raposo – bass

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9]	12