“Scruffy and laid-back in the distinct manner of 20-somethings without office jobs, Modern Baseball has led something of a charmed existence, despite its personal hurdles. By playing an outmoded style of music — somewhere in the much-derided space between pop-punk and emo — with zero pretense and almost too much heart, the band has created an intimate, largely D.I.Y. world (and gained an obsessive following) that feels fresh and vital, even within a genre that crested more than a decade ago and has largely resisted sonic evolution.”