Phillyist Playlist: Jimmy Eat World Clarity x 10 Tour at The Troc

Clarity is one of my favorite albums of all time. At the very least, it was my favorite album in high school…and we all know how important those high school records can be.

Jimmy Eat World is playing that record from beginning to end tonight at the Trocadero, which is pretty awesome, because it’s one of only ten dates they'll be playing in the U.S. Muchos kudos to Jimmy Eat World for playing the Troc when they’ve sold out the Electric Factory and could have packed the Tower Theater for this kind of show.

For anyone going to this show tonight, I’m sure this record means a lot to them. I’ve talked to and read about so many musicians who say that Clarity is one of their favorite records of all time. Say what you want about their contemporaries, but it is one of the high points of the emo genre.

Personally, I cannot wait to see how they pull off their closer “Goodbye Sky Harbor,” which clocks in just over 16 minutes on the album. For anyone unable to get out to the show tonight, definitely check out Clarity if you haven’t. It’s not like the same kind of music that made the band popular, but after 10 years of throwing around the word “underrated,” it is considered their masterpiece by many.

Jimmy Eat World and Reubens Accomplice
The Trocadero
TONIGHT, 2/25/09, 8PM
Sold Out, so see what you can find on Craigslist

Image Credit: Chris Zakorchemny