Building a Better Me is the fifth full-length album from San Diegan punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Dogwood

Dogwood (band)

Dogwood is a punk rock band hailing from Escondido, California. Their music is often compared to that of The Offspring, and they list Bad Religion, NOFX and Lagwagon as musical influences...

, released in 2000. Instrumentation for the album was produced and recorded by Sam Boukas and Dogwood at Goldentrack studio in San Diego, but vocals were produced and recorded at the Blasting Room

Blasting Room

The Blasting Room is a recording studio in Fort Collins, Colorado, built by members of Descendents, ALL, and Black Flag, including punk drummer Bill Stevenson....

 studios in Fort Collins, Colorado by Descendents

Descendents (band)

The Descendents are an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. As of 2011, they have released six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums and three EPs. The Descendents broke up and reformed several times over the years, sometimes with different musicians...

 and ALL

ALL (band)

All is an American punk band originally from Los Angeles, currently residing in Fort Collins, Colorado, formed by Descendents members Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez, and Stephen Egerton.-Formation and Cruz Records Years:...

 guitarist Stephen Egerton, whose vocals appear on the final track "Nothing New". In 2001 the band was awarded the San Diego Music Award for best Punk band for the album.

Track listing

1. "The Good Times"
2. "There's Room for Everyone"
3. "Building a Better Me"
4. "Comes Crashing"
5. "Autobiographies"
6. "Mycro"
7. "Come Back Down"
8. "The Battle of Them Vs. Them"
9. "Cheat Me"
10. "Someone See"
11. "The Bad Times (Reprise)"
12. "Overexposed"
13. "The Bad Times"
14. "Truth About It Is"
15. "Great Literature"
16. "Nothing New"