Jimmy Eat World Clarity (2 Lp's) Surf The album's lighter

The album's lighter

Hurwitz is joined here by lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

but closes Ye with a whimper

Despite their name and their ear for '80s synthesizers

beating out contenders like Appetite for Destruction

Jimmy Eat World Clarity (2 Lp's) Surf The album's lighterJimmy Eat World: Jim Adkins (vocals, guitar, piano, Farfisa organ, Hammond B 3 organ, Casiotone keyboard, bass, percussion); Tom Linton (guitar); Mark Trombino (Farfisa organ, Minimoog synthesizer, percussion, programming); Zach Lind (vibraphone, bass, drums, percussion, bells, chimes); Rick Burch (bass). Additional personnel: Joel Derouin (violin); Suzie Katayama (cello). Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, California and Clear Lake Audio, North