Jake and his twin sister, Hannah, were both in a "paramore ripoff band" called "Purple Shanty Shack." At the time, Brendan had a huge crush on Hannah and went to one of their shows to try and get closer to her. Whilst they were on the way to the show, they accidentally stepped into dog shit. When Bren arrived at the show, they made a comment about it during small talk with Hannah. Jake always carried an extra pair of shoes with him in his car, so he brought them out and gave them to Bren for the time being. One day, after school, Bren and Jake decided to hang out with each other at Jake's house. They both quickly bonded over their shared love of music and started hanging out more, jamming with each other. One day, the two of them were rummaging around in Jake's basement and found a book called "Modern Baseball Techniques." This would inspire the name of the band, a majority of their branding, and their compilation cd "Techniques" released in 2014.
After the two of them saw the book, they decided to form the band, performing their first show in one of their friend's garages. The two of them graduated and both moved to Philadelphia, Bren going to Chestnut Hill College and Jake going to Drexel University. At the time, Philidelphia had a young but explosive underground punk/emo scene, and the two of them became very interested in the scene. The two of them recorded their first ep, "The Nameless Ranger" all by themselves and released it on November 11th, 2011. Jake also met Ian Farmer at Drexel, who was a massive ska nerd at the time. The three of them quickly got along with each other, performing their first major show at the "Micheal Jordan House" on the campus of Drexel. The house was named after the fact that admission for any show would be either $3, or a picture of Jordan's face. The music video for their song "The Weekend" was performed in the basement of the Jordan house.
In Autumn 2012, Jake, Bren, and Ian all went into the studio in Drexel to record "Sports", their debut album, which was released on November 27th, 2012. The lyrical content of the album mostly consisted of girls, beer, and sports themselves. Jake played all of the drum parts on the album, as they didn't have a drummer yet. For the shows that they did play, they usually had a friend of the band fill in for them on drums. However, at one of the shows, the trio met and soon became friends with Sean Huber, who was a few years older than the rest of the band and could grow a cool beard. They all got along with each other, and Sean soon joined the band. At these basement shows, many regarded Modern Baseball as one of the greats in the slowly blossoming 4th wave emo scene, also known as the emo revival. The now 4 of them soon became good friends with many members of the scene, most notably Marietta, Old Gray, The Hundred Acre Woods, & Julia Brown. They would eventually release a split with all of them, "Couples Therapy" with Marietta in 2012, "4-Way V-Day Split" which as the title implies, is a 4-way-split between Mobo (which features an acoustic version of "Its Cold Out Here" from "Couples Therapy" called "Phone Tag"), Julia Brown, The Hundred Acre Woods and Old Gray, which came out on Valentine's Day 2013, and another split between just Mobo and The Hundred Acre Woods, also released in 2013.
The band soon embarked on their first full on U.S. tour, playing basement and or bar shows at whatever venue that they could find available. Many other bands from the emo scene around then joined Mobo on tour, such as The Menzingers, Lee Hartney, Ted Nguyent, and Cayetana. Also around this time, the quartet signed to Run for Cover records, gearing up to release their sophmore LP, You're Gonna Miss It All, which soon released on February 11th, 2014. For promotion for this album, Bren said that they would shave the avatar arrow into their hair if the album got over 1,000 pre-orders. It went very much over that, and Bren stuck with the nearly bald haircut for the rest of the Mobo career. Once again the band (mostly) tackled production by themselves, and the album peaked on 97 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The band went on another tour, this time with the Wonder Years, later touring Europe with bands such as Knuckle Puck, Foxing, Crying, and Somos.
On October 23rd, 2015, the quartet released "Mobo Presents: The Perfect Cast EP Featuring Modern Baseball", their 2nd EP. The EP is extremely important to the trajectory of Mobo moving foward because of their sound change presented here. Whilst their projects before this were more snarky and lighthearted even through the circumstances and lyrical topics, The Perfect Cast wallowed in the sorrow. This is mostly speculated to be because in mid-2015, Bren was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and attempted to kill themselves. The band at the time, cancelled their tour and would (for the most part) step away from touring as much as they did after this event. The band announced in late 2015 that their third LP, Holy Ghost, began development. In February of the next year, the band announced the release date of May 13th via Run for Cover in the US/Canada, and Big Scary Monsters everywhere else. In May, the record released. The concept of this record was split into half, depending on which member was writing and performing the vocals. Jake took up the songs Holy Ghost to Hiding, with his main lyrical focus being on losing a loved one. Bren took up the other side, from Coding These to Lukens and the closer Just Another Face. Their side mostly focused on depression and death.
In May 2016, the band embarked on their next tour, promoting The Perfect Cast and Holy Ghost with Joyce Manor and Thin Lips. Later in 2016, they would support acts such as The Front Bottoms and Brand New. In December 2016, Jake would start the (at the time) solo side project, Slaughter Beach, Dog. Sean would also start a new band, Steady Hands, where he would provide vocals. In January 2017, Bren would announce on Instagram that they would not be joining the band on their Europe/UK tour, to focus more on their mental health. The month after that, the band would cancel the tour all together, also citing their mental health as a reason for this.
In the meantime, Ian joined Slaughter Beach, Dog, and Sean would continue to focus on Steady Hands, releasing their debut. A few months later, the band announced that they would be going on indefinite hiatus. In a June 2017 interview with Jake, he remarked saying "let's not call it a breakup and make a huge deal about it and have a 'Last Show Ever' or anything like that. Let's just take it easy for now, and if we wake up and want to do it again, then let's do it". They performed a one off show supporting Daniel Johnston on his last US tour, which would also be their final performance as Modern Baseball. In an October 2017 interview, Jake confirmed that the band no longer had plans to perform again.
In the years following the "end" of Modern Baseball, all of the members have been doing their own thing. Sean became a father and continued to work on Steady Hands, releasing 2 albums. Jake and Ian are still working on Slaughter Beach, Dog, and currently have 5 albums and a few eps. Bren has been a different case - for the most part they have been laying low, and doing their own thing. They have been mostly absent on social media, however they did reappear on Instagram for the 10th anniversary of Sports.
Fine Great
Modern Baseball Lyrics
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Cause all my current problems
Are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure
I got nothing to be sad about
But it's alright and I'm okay
I will. I hate having to think
About my future when all I wanna do
Is worry about everyone but me
I'm so tired, or maybe just bored
I can't really tell the difference
Whenever I'm talking to you
And I know that you just adore,
Starting off with me that way
That there's no way that I'll assume
That you're wasting all of my time
To vent about your problems
Like how your Instagram stopped
Working and how your friends bailed on you
But it was funny cause it was the day
You were supposed to hang with me
Yeah, about that...
I'm guilty as charged for leading you on alive
I know that it's easy to see.
But it's crucial to blot out any signs that
I might have feelings
This way you don't ask me, "how am I?"
This way you won't force me to proceed
With actually having to tell you my worries
With actually having you give a damn about me.
You giving a damn about..
I hate worrying about the future cause
All my fucking problems are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure I got nothing to be sad about
But it's alright and I'm okay
I won't need your help anyway, I will
I hate having to think about my future
When all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me
The lyrics to Modern Baseball's song "Fine, Great" convey the feelings of a person who is struggling with their own present issues while grappling with concerns about their future. They confess that all of their problems are built on the experiences of their past, leading them to feel trapped and unable to move forward. The chorus is an expression of frustration towards someone who calls them late at night with concern, seemingly unaware that this person is struggling and just wants to be left alone. They express the desire to focus on others rather than themselves and that they are tired of having to think about their future.
The artist uses vivid imagery throughout the song to convey their emotions. The lines, "I hate worrying about the future cause all my fucking problems are based around the past," and "I hate having to think about my future when all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me" both demonstrate that the person is preoccupied with their past and present while feeling guilty for not wanting to think about their own future. The line "I'm so tired, or maybe just bored, I can't really tell the difference" conveys the sense of exhaustion that the person feels when attempting to confront their own emotions.
Overall, "Fine, Great" is a deep exploration of complex emotions and mental states that many people experience. It is an eloquent representation of the struggle to move forward in life while carrying the weight of the past.
Line by Line Meaning
I hate worrying about the future
I hate thinking about what's next because it reminds me of all the things that went wrong in the past.
Cause all my current problems
The things that are bothering me now are directly related to things that happened before.
Are based around the past
My current struggles are tied to things that have already happened, and I can't seem to escape them.
And I hate when you call me late at night
It bothers me when you call late at night as it seems like you just want to check if I'm still miserable.
Just to check in to make sure
Seems like you want to know if I'm still unhappy and nothing has changed.
I got nothing to be sad about
Like you expect me to be happy no matter what.
But it's alright and I'm okay
I don't really need your help, I can handle my own mess.
I won't need your help anyway,
I think I'm self-sufficient and I don't need you.
I will. I hate having to think
But the truth is that I need your help, and I don't like that I do.
About my future when all I wanna do
I don't like thinking about myself, and I'd rather worry about others.
Is worry about everyone but me
I prefer caring about others' problems than dealing with my own.
I'm so tired, or maybe just bored
I'm not sure if I'm really tired, or just can't be bothered with this anymore.
I can't really tell the difference
It's hard for me to distinguish between the two emotions.
Whenever I'm talking to you
Whenever I'm talking to you about my problems.
And I know that you just adore,
I know that you love talking to me about your own problems.
Starting off with me that way
You always start the conversation talking about my issues and then switch to yours.
That there's no way that I'll assume
There's absolutely no way I won't notice that you're wasting my time.
That you're wasting all of my time
You're taking advantage of me and not taking my time and feelings seriously.
To vent about your problems
You just want to talk about your own issues and not really listen to mine.
Like how your Instagram stopped
You go on talking about petty issues, like the app not working.
Working and how your friends bailed on you
Instead of talking about real problems, you're talking about your social life.
But it was funny cause it was the day
You're finding humor in things that shouldn't be funny.
You were supposed to hang with me
You're brushing aside the fact that you cancelled on me to go hang with someone else.
Yeah, about that...
You're shifting the blame from yourself to me for wanting to talk about my problems rather than yours.
I'm guilty as charged for leading you on alive
I'm aware that I've been letting you believe that I'm happy and don't need your help.
I know that it's easy to see.
I'm aware that my problems are transparent and should be obvious to you.
But it's crucial to blot out any signs that
I'm making an effort to pretend like nothing is wrong, even though it's not really working.
I might have feelings
I don't want you to notice that I'm not as okay as I'm trying to pretend.
This way you don't ask me, "how am I?"
I'm trying to avoid any real conversations about my emotional state.
This way you won't force me to proceed
I don't want to have to actually tell you how I'm feeling.
With actually having to tell you my worries
I don't want to burden you with my problems, even though I probably should.
With actually having you give a damn about me.
I don't want to ask for your help or attention, but deep down I need it.
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Lyrics:
I hate worrying about the future
Cause all my current problems are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure I got nothing to be sad about
But it's alright
And I'm okay
I won't need your help, anyway
Ah, well
I hate having to think about my future
When all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me
I'm so tired
Or maybe just bored
I can't really tell the difference whenever I'm talking to you
And I know that
You just adore
Starting off with me, that way that there's no way that I'll assume
That you're wasting
All of my time
To vent about your problems like how your Instagram stopped working
And how your friends
Bailed on you
But it was funny cause it was the day you were supposed to hang with me
I'm guilty as charged for leading you on
A lie that I know is easy to see
But it's crucial to blot out any
Signs that I might have feelings
This way you don't ask me how am I
This way you won't force me to proceed
With actually having to tell you my worries
With actually having you give a damn about me
You giving a damn about
I hate worrying about the future
Cause all my fucking problems are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure I got nothing to be sad about
But it's alright
And I'm okay
I won't need your help anyway
Ah, well
I hate having to think about my future
When all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me
@confusedliar8076
I hate worrying about the future
'Cause all my current problems are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure I got nothing to be sad about
But it's all right, and I'm okay
I won't need your help, anyway
Ah, well, I hate having to think about my future
When all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me
I'm so tired or maybe just bored
I can't really tell the difference whenever I'm talking to you
And I know that you just adore
Starting off with me, that way that there's no way that I'll assume
That you're wasting all of my time
To vent about your problems like how your Instagram stopped working
And how your friends bailed on you
But it was funny cause it was the day you were supposed to hang with me (Yeah... about that...)
I'm guilty as charged for leading you on
A lie that I know is easy to see
But it's crucial to blot out any
Signs that I might have feelings
This way you don't ask me how am I
This way you won't force me to proceed
With actually having to tell you my worries
With actually having you give a damn about me
You giving a damn about
I hate worrying about the future
'Cause all my fucking problems are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure I got nothing to be sad about
But it's alright, and I'm okay
I won't need your help, anyway
Ah, well
I hate having to think about my future
When all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me
@linkzeldahammer1
I think that what it's trying to say is that he keeps fantasizing about the past. And how he doesn't wanna have to face up to the problems of his life and keep living in the past. So yeah he doens't wanna worry about the problems with his relationship problems so that's why they put 'I'm guilty as charged for leading you on
A lie that I know is easy to see
But it's crucial to blot out any
Signs that I might have feelings
This way you don't ask me how am I
This way you won't force me to proceed
With actually having to tell you my worries
With actually having you give a damn about me
You giving a damn about" yeah that part
@jarl-b_1124
I randomly found this song a few days ago and I just wanted to say it means a lot to me. I was friends with someone who pretended to care about me, and I considered her my best friend. In hindsight, on top of the blatant horrible things she did, she was not that great. She always talked about how she had no friends; she'd especially say this to me. The person she said she was best friends with. She'd ditch me to hang out with guys. She told me the guy I liked, liked me back, which turned out to be a blatant lie (probably the thing that hurt me the most). Then her mom lied about me, to my mom. The girl spread rumors about me to my class.
I hate thinking about the future because all I can think about is that girl, the root of my problems. I want to ignore myself because when I worry about myself all that happens is I get angry or cry. All I want to do is worry about my sister, who is dealing with bullies, but my family keeps trying to get me to sort through my issues. Which I know I should do, but I don't want to unpack that box yet. This is what the song means to me:
The first part is like me talking to my mom. "
I hate worrying about the future
Cause all my current problems are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure I got nothing to be sad about
But it's alright
And I'm okay
I won't need your help, anyway
Ah, well
I hate having to think about my future
When all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me"
The second part is when I was friends with the girl. At one point during our friendship, I began to wonder if I was bi, bc I thought I loved her. Might've actually been Stockholm syndrome. She'd monopolize my time so my other friends wouldn't want to be around me when she wasn't around me.
"I'm so tired
Or maybe just bored
I can't really tell the difference whenever I'm talking to you
And I know that
You just adore
Starting off with me, that way that there's no way that I'll assume
That you're wasting
All of my time
To vent about your problems like how your Instagram stopped working
And how your friends
Bailed on you
But it was funny cause it was the day you were supposed to hang with me
I'm guilty as charged for leading you on
A lie that I know is easy to see
But it's crucial to blot out any
Signs that I might have feelings"
The final part kind of carries over from the second part and is back to being about my mom, and all my siblings, especially my sister, the only people on earth that actually care about my wellbeing. (the "I don't need your help anyway" part is always about the manipulator).
"But it's crucial to blot out any
Signs that I might have feelings
This way you don't ask me how am I
This way you won't force me to proceed
With actually having to tell you my worries
With actually having you give a damn about me
You giving a damn about
I hate worrying about the future
Cause all my fucking problems are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure I got nothing to be sad about
But it's alright
And I'm okay
I won't need your help anyway
Ah, well
I hate having to think about my future
When all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me"
If you made it to the end of this, sorry for ranting. But this song just means so much to me.
@graziasnyder447
I hate worrying about the future
Cause all my current problems are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure I got nothing to be sad about
But it's alright
And I'm okay
I won't need your help, anyway
Ah, well
I hate having to think about my future
When all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me
I'm so tired
Or maybe just bored
I can't really tell the difference whenever I'm talking to you
And I know that
You just adore
Starting off with me, that way that there's no way that I'll assume
That you're wasting
All of my time
To vent about your problems like how your Instagram stopped working
And how your friends
Bailed on you
But it was funny cause it was the day you were supposed to hang with me
(Yeah... about that...)
I'm guilty as charged for leading you on
A lie that I know is easy to see
But it's crucial to blot out any
Signs that I might have feelings
This way you don't ask me how am I
This way you won't force me to proceed
With actually having to tell you my worries
With actually having you give a damn about me
You giving a damn about
I hate worrying about the future
Cause all my fucking problems are based around the past
And I hate when you call me late at night
Just to check in to make sure I got nothing to be sad about
But it's alright
And I'm okay
I won't need your help anyway
Ah, well
I hate having to think about my future
When all I wanna do is worry about everyone but me
@cadaverkeys
I think it's very cool to write a song about something that affects a lot of people but isn't talked about much out of fear of coming off as an asshat.
@introvertperson2626
Seer Is A Dork you are right :) I love this song
@KomajuDraws
what the fuck how did i find you on a random song in my haze of finding good music.
wild. small world
@notrea185
Look at Nicole Dollanganger's songs if you haven't already. :)
@remedychemicals59
" I hate thinking about the future, when all I want to do is worry about everyone but me."
@mrcynical-9304
Congratulations on passing the hearing and memory test!
@jaybybaby1
i cry
@zexvit9242
that one kid you dont want you kid talking to XD I cry every time
@radtadghostdad9077
How it is to have ptsd
@lmao.3661
smegma preserves projection is great