Released Requiem

Bracket spent the next several years writing and recording at Trailer Park Studios, which was built by drummer Ray Castro with help from the other band members, inside an abandoned trailer on the Gregori family property. Enjoying a newfound sense of freedom, the band took its time to produce, engineer and mix the sessions themselves. While pushing the boundaries further on their unique brand of pop punk, Bracket completed an album that combined lush vocal harmonies reminiscent of the Beach Boys with the straightforward songwriting characteristics of the Descendents . Initially intended for release on Fat Wreck Chords, the band’s finished sixth album Requiem was rejected by their longtime label. The group ultimately settled on releasing the ambitious concept album of sorts through Takeover Records in February 2006. Stewart Mason of AllMusic described Requiem as “wide-ranging and immensely tuneful … with some delightful psychedelic and sunshine pop touches.” The album was similarly praised by Razorcake who called it “a seventeen-movement rock ‘n’ roll symphony”, while Exclaim.ca writer Stuart Green declared, “This could be the punk rock equivalent of Pet Sounds “, noting, “it’s what Jawbreaker might have sounded like if Brian Wilson had produced 24 Hour Revenge Therapy .” Requiem consisted exclusively of “Warren’s Song, Pt. 10” through “Warren’s Song, Pt. 26”, however the tracks didn’t appear in succession. Unlike previous studio albums, the band declined to tour behind its release.