End Is Forever is the third full release on Kung-Fu Records by The Ataris

The Ataris

The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...

 in 2001. Along with Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits is the second-full length album by The Ataris, released on Kung Fu Records on April 13, 1999. Singer/guitarist Kris Roe took the photograph for the album cover.-Track listing:...

, End Is Forever is usually considered one of the best albums by The Ataris. The album features a mix of punk and pop punk similar to the bands previous works along with catchy pop rhythms. It contains lyrics that span nostalgia, growing up, love, relationships, and singer Kris Roe's childhood. End is Forever is notable for its many pop culture references and numerous lyrics that Roe describes as having "hidden meanings" encoded within.

It reached No. 14 on the Billboard Independent Albums

Independent Albums

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 chart and No. 24 on the Top Heatseekers

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 chart.

Track listing

All songs by Kris Roe except where noted.

1. "Giving Up on Love" (Roe, Jasin Thomason) – 2:53
2. "Summer Wind Was Always Our Song" – 3:56
3. "I.O.U. One Galaxy" – 2:00
4. "Bad Case of Broken Heart" – 1:58
5. "Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start" – 3:01
6. "Road Signs and Rock Songs" – 2:45
7. "If You Really Want to Hear About It..." – 2:45
8. "Fast Times at Drop-Out High" – 3:39
9. "Song for a Mix Tape" – 3:08
10. "You Need a Hug" – 3:49
11. "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" – 3:22
12. "Teenage Riot" – 2:58
13. "Song #13" – 2:25
14. "Hello and Goodbye" – 2:22
15. "Ben Lee
    Ben Lee
    Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...
    
    " - 2:05 (Australian Release only)

Personnel

• Kris Roe – guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
• Marco Peña
  Marco Peña
  Marco Peña was the guitarist for the American rock band The Ataris from 1999 to 2001. He is credited as having played on their album End Is Forever although it is thought that Kris Roe played all the guitar parts on this record. He was also an early member of former Ataris bassist Mike Davenport's...
  
   – guitar
• Mike Davenport
  Mike Davenport
  Michael Sean Davenport is a musician. Davenport was bass guitarist, for The Ataris, joining the band in 1995 prior to the album Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits in which Davenport co-wrote the song "In Spite Of the World". He also played bass on the album End is Forever and the EP Look...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Chris Knapp – drums
  Drum kit
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