Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties was never meant for public consumption. It was intended to be an exercise in songwriting for Dan ‘Soupy’ Campbell – a way for The Wonder Years frontman to “be a better songwriter and musician.” As someone who says he doesn’t learn well through lessons or homework, grabbing a guitar and writing songs was his preferred method of learning. Afraid of using up ideas that might work or be relevant for The Wonder Years, Soupy decided to start writing vignettes about fictional people, with each song being a full synopsis of their life. That, however, proved too tricky, so he instead honed in his focus and decided to write “a whole album about one guy.” When he played the songs he had to The Early November’s Ace Enders, Ace convinced him to not just write a full ...
