Matt Aragon is the sixth full length album from San Diegan punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Dogwood

Dogwood (band)

Dogwood is a punk rock band hailing from Escondido, California. Their music is often compared to that of The Offspring, and they list Bad Religion, NOFX and Lagwagon as musical influences...

. The album's title is in honor of the band's long time friend Matt Aragon, who had continued to support and encourage the band as a whole and the members as individuals during a stressful period around the album's production. The album was recorded in January 2001 at Motor Studios in San Francisco, and produced by Ryan Greene, most notable at the time for working with artists on the prominent punk record label Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....

 such as NOFX

NOFX

NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...

, No Use for a Name

No Use for a Name

No Use for a Name is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States formed in 1987 by Chris Dodge , Steve Papoutsis , Rory Koff and John Meyers...

, and Lagwagon

Lagwagon

Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...

. Guitarist Sean O'Donnell departed the band after the album's release. The album went on to win a 2002 San Diego Music Award

San Diego Music Awards

The San Diego Music Awards are an awards show held annually in San Diego, California to recognize the best bands and artists in local music. The awards have been held since 1991 and were originally organized by the city's main local music publication, , which eventually became the alternative...

for Best Punk album.

Track listing

1. "1983"
2. "Nothing is Everything"
3. "Matt Aragon"
4. "Lonely Road"
5. "Juice"
6. "Do or Die"
7. "Point Counterpoint"
8. "Singular"
9. "Challenger"
10. "Reasoner"
11. "A Hope Unseen"
12. "For What Its Worth"