Smiley Kids

Now broken up, the Denver-based punk group the Smiley Kids played aggressive but melodic skate punk with a spiritual message along the lines of Five Iron Frenzy and Switchfoot, both of whom the band toured with on the Pants Across America Tour. During the band's lifetime, they released only one full-length album, Don't Get Bored (1999). Early in their career, they released a fifteen song demo CD entitled Still Smilin' After All These Years. Before the release of Don't Get Bored, a five song pre-release disk was released with alternative mixes of several songs. The Smiley Kids were most well known for their positive and uplifting lyrics. Their unique punk sound could be likened to Rancid on happy pills.