Today’s Song of the Day is “Far Behind” by Candlebox.
We’re cranking the dial back to the ‘90s today—and honestly, I’ve realized lately just how much that era’s rock and alternative music shaped me. There’s something about ‘90s guitar tones, raw vocals, and that bittersweet angst that sticks to half-forgotten memories like glue.
“Far Behind” is one of those tracks that’s more than just a song for me—it’s a time capsule. Every time that unmistakable guitar intro kicks in, I’m back at Buffalo Billiards, a Nashville Second Avenue throwback and no longer in existence. It was almost ten years after the song first hit the airwaves, but that night, surrounded by the guys I grew up with—one of our last big hangouts before I left for the Army—“Far Behind” hit me in just such a way it marked the occasion forever after.
But nostalgia aside, this track holds up. It’s perfectly perched on that line between grunge grit and alternative hooks. The way the clean, jangly guitar lines open up into that punchy, distorted chorus feels like a full-on mood swing in the best way. And who doesn’t love that stretched-out “maybeeee”—anthemic, raw, and so very ‘90s.
Check it out if you haven’t heard it!
