There are some albums you can keep going back to, and for me one of those is Vroom‘s …Throws Like a Girl. Released in 1999, the album belongs in the canon of top power-pop/pop-punk/emo whatever albums released.
Favorable comparisons to early Jimmy Eat World, The Promise Ring or Saves the Day could be made, but this now-defunct Lynchburg, VA band truly stood on their own due to their excellent songwriting. From the brutally self-examination and honesty of “Right About Me” to the romantic escapism of “Ella” to the cathartic “I Can’t Stand Another Minute Here”, the album is filled with songs that hit me hard in college, and haven’t lost any meaning since those long-ago days. There’s a rawness and urgency in the vocals that grounds the song, making them feel like they could come from anyone’s voice.
The group also stood out by being able to take humorous concepts and turn them into songs that still rang with truthful emotions, like the regret in “Peter Vest (I Stole Your N64)”. And ending proto-ballad “Dumb Like That” is as relatable a song about the uncertainty of feelings as could be written.
It’s a shame the album never found mainstream traction, as it could easily have read the wave that brought JEW, Good Charlotte and similar groups onto the radio. It will have to remain one of those musical achievements people discover for themselves, and I hope this post gets a few more people to give it a chance. Or even better, convinces the group to reform and play a show in Los Angeles.
The Indy Review 
Agree. Brilliant band. Quintessential part of my upbringing as a teenager. I feel in another universe they could have been the next Good Charlotte
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I listen to Throws Like A Girl probably weekly in 2024 (and hopefully beyond). These guys hit all the marks for what I want to listen to. Wish there was a stronger market for their music now… touring, more albums, etc. My favorite band today, musicality unmatched.
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As long as fans like us keep streaming and sharing their music with new folks, you never know what could happen.
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Agree. Brilliant band. Quintessential part of my upbringing as a teenager. I feel in another universe they could have been the next Good Charlotte
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Yes! Though I would have them more akin to Jimmy Eat World than GC.
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This is easily one of my favorite albums ever… found them via Kazaa back in high school in like 03 and bought the albums. Incredible music, relatable and very thoughtful lyrics covering quite a few topics. My personal favorites are Ella, Jim’s Song, Charleston and You’ve Changed, but there’s really no skips on this brilliant album. Five Song Demonstration EP is also incredible (Soundtrack Song is unparalleled! Untitled Track is great!) with no skips, but Rosebud just didn’t do much for me and I was shifting to heavier music too… would do anything to see Vroom perform, but I’d imagine they all decided to “leave the band to be a man so time won’t pass them by.”
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Love the passion for the album. I would have loved to see them live too, but I’m guessing they didn’t make it out to the west coast to often when they were active.
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