A Hangover You Don't Deserve

A Hangover You Don't Deserve

THE BEATLES. CARLOS SANTANA. NORAH JONES. BOWLING FOR SOUP. Musical heavyweights, yes. But what do these acts actually have in common? They've all been nominated for Grammys. Yep, Bowling For Soup, the rockers from Wichita Falls, Texas, scored a nomination in 2003 in the Best Performance Pop By a Duo or Group category for their power-pop sing-along "Girl All the Bad Guys Want." The Grammys are just part of the continuing success story for the band with the unforgettable name. OK, so they lost. But joking aside, the nomination did open a lot of doors. Before the group started recording their third record for Jive, A Hangover You Don't Deserve, singer Jaret Reddick created a wish list of songwriters & producers he wanted to work with, including members of Fastball, Nerf Herder, Sugar Ray, the Nixons, SR-71 & Butch Walker, their longtime producer. Thanks in part to their Grammy nod, everyone said yes. The seventeen tracks that make up A Hangover You Don't Deserve show off a remarkable amount of musical growth. That's growth, not maturity.