Remains
The band released the following statement about Remains:"Alkaline Trio has never been the kind of band that rests on its  laurels. So quite often - in the midst of the torrent of recording albums  and touring to support them - we will book into a studio and record some  more. This has given us the opportunity to be a part of a lot of great compilations and split  albums over the years, all of which are collected here.""These sessions ended up being released throughout the years by a  multitude of record labels - again, a chance for us to spread our wings a  bit. When we didn't have new compositions to record, we'd grab something  out of our record collections - offerings for the altars of our idols. It's  been about five years since the last collection of oddities was released  (the self-titled album on Asian Man records), and we've stockpiled enough  random material to fill a few discs. These truly are the remains of the  last half-decade."