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For the latest single from Box Car Racer's self-titled debut, the act pulls the plug for this acoustic guitar soundscape. The group—a side project for Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker of Blink-182, along with David Kennedy and Anthony Celestino—follows the top 10 Modern Rock Tracks success of "I Feel So"

with "There Is," a song that shows a new side of DeLonge's angst. The familiar strains of his voice stretch to take on a new and touching melancholy with this cut. While his hits with Blink have tackled serious subjects, it is something new to hear him on a love song like this. As a result, the track recalls the Green Day ballad "Time of Your Life" which became an unlikely smash for that act by showing the appeal of an acoustic track among rock playlists. The acoustic bit was Box Car's original mission, albeit implemented on only some of the tracks, and the sound of this cut will be a nice break from the loud stuff at rock radio this fall.—EA

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