One unremarkable afternoon in 2019, while conducting yet another fruitless search for Saves The Day's 2001 album 'Stay What You Are' on Spotify (what gives, Vagrant Records?), Emma stumbled across an eerily similar album title accompanied by a thumbnail sketch of a very familiar album cover.

Enter 'Stay What You Are (or change if you need to)': Indianapolis musician Jordan Banks' full-length cover of Saves The Day's sophomore album. Recorded over several months and released on Banks' 35th birthday under his musical pseudonym, Error Jordan, 'Stay What You Are (or change if you need to)' is a heartfelt tribute to a record that has been a constant companion to so many of us.

In this week's Special Edition Halfway Episode™ of Punk Goes Pod, Emma and Sam catch up with Jordan to discuss our enduring affection for Stay What You Are, the story behind Error Jordan's ode to the original, and the legend of Shrugging Man. Enjoy!

THE ALBUM
Saves The Day, 'Stay What You Are' (2001): https://music.apple.com/us/album/stay-what-you-are/1176814060

THE COVER ALBUM
'Stay What You Are (or change if you need to)' (2019):
https://errorjordan.bandcamp.com/album/stay-what-you-are-or-change-if-you-need-to

Follow Error Jordan on Twitter: @iamjordanbanks
Check out his work via
His website: https://errorjordan.com
Bandcamp: https://errorjordan.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7bD4uGkucQAlPyGgtw9ION
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT04Fz3iU84yDhCGOFI9mXA

Error Jordan's latest collaboration, 'It Might Get Better, It Might Get Worse, But It Can't Stay The Same', is available for purchase (pay what you want) at https://itmightgetbetter.bandcamp.com/