“Son of Sam I Am (Tommy's Version)” - Too Much Joy

There are reissues, and then there are resurrections. Son of Sam I Am (Tommy’s Version) is the latter: not just a re-release, but a reclamation—an album finally returned to the hands of the people who made it, raised it, toured it, bled for it, and survived it. In 1989, Too Much Joy were the smartass indie-rock kids who managed to be sarcastic without being cynical, heartfelt without being confessional, and musically sharp without losing the charming chaos that made them feel human.