Let me give you another high 5! Maybe the bands was la dispute or touche amore?

Always went to music stores / hot topic when visiting the us from germany. Even a random mall hot topic would have CDs Id never get for a reasonable price at home. One time the cashier looked at my cds (story of the year / thrice / stuff like that) and asked if I ever heard of "brand new". He said something like "This record is tearing my soul apart".

Ended up sitting in a park close to central square and listening to degausser on a rainy day, just looking at the skyscapers while my friends were playing a magic tournament. Amazing record.