The Ataris
The Ataris are an American punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana. Formed in 1996, they released five studio albums between 1997 and 2007. Their best-selling album is So Long, Astoria (2003), which was certified gold. Their high-charting single is their cover of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer" from So Long, Astoria. The only constant member throughout their history has been singer/songwriter/guitarist Kristopher "Kris" Roe. The staff of Consequence ranked the band at number 37 on their list of "The 100 Best Pop Punk Bands" in 2019. In 2025, Terry Bezer of Screen Rant stated the opinion that the band was underrated, referring to "In This Diary" as "one of the best pop-punk songs ever written."
Genre: punk, pop-punk, skate-punk, emo-pop
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Top Tracks
- The Boys of Summer
- In This Diary
- San Dimas High School Football Rules
- So Long, Astoria
- Your Boyfriend Sucks
- Takeoffs and Landings
- The Saddest Song
- 1*15*96
- Unopened Letter to the World
- The Boys of Summer
- I Won't Spend Another Night Alone
- My Reply
- Losing Streak
- Radio #2
- Broken Promise Ring
- Summer '79
- I Won't Spend Another Night Alone
- Looking Back on Today
- I Remember You
- Hey Kid
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