Goodbye Flatland by 54 40

Goodbye Flatland, the tenth album from 54-40, came out on Reprise in 2003, following the singles collection Radio Love Songs, from the British Columbia band that took its name from the old border-dispute slogan "54-40 or Fight!". It's a moody, mid-tempo alternative rock record, guitars ringing out over steady grooves and melodies that take their time.

"Wish I Knew" is the heart of it, a rueful, slow-burning track with a chorus that lingers. The album didn't catch on the way their earlier records had, stalling at #36 on the Canadian alternative albums chart, but the band kept at it, and Yes to Everything came next.

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