A Loss for Words (formerly Last Ride) was an American pop punk band[1] from Abington, Massachusetts.

[3] By April 2004, several tracks were posted on the band's PureVolume account: "Bullets Leave Holes", "Death or Glory", "Rose Colored Lens", "Shoot for Seven", "Faze 3", and "Warren's Eyes".

[10] Unmastered versions of two tracks, "A Theme for Your Ego" and "Bullets Leave Holes", from the EP were posted online in May.

[11] "A Theme for Your Ego" featured guest vocals by Brendan Brown from The Receiving End of Sirens.

[15] On September 23, Rock Vegas revealed the EP sold out in 4 weeks, and that they were repressing it with new disc art.

[18] In December, Rock Vegas said the band had finished recording four songs a split release with They Sleep the Dream.

[14][21] The band released a cover of Boyz II Men's "Water Runs Dry" on December 5.

[23] On December 27, 2007, it was announced that the band would record their first album with Nik Tyler and Matt Robnett, at Play/Work Productions.

[20] Several guest were announced to be featured on the album: Dan O'Connor and Alan Day from Four Year Strong, Vinnie Caruana from I Am the Avalanche, Sweet Pete from In My Eyes, and Kenny Vasoli from The Starting Line.

[24] Members of both A Loss for Words and Junction 18 created a new band, Snakes in Suits, in late January 2008.

[38] In August, the band released a music video for "Hold Your Breath",[40] directed by Rob Soucy.

[44] Closing the year, the band went on the This Is New England Tour with Vanna, Therefore I Am from late November to mid December.

In February 2010, it was announced that the band would release a cover album of Motown songs, on May 11 by Paper + Plastick.

[50] The band went on an acoustic tour, with Man Overboard, Balance & Composure, in April,[51] Motown Classics was released by Paper + Plastick on May 11, with the track listing revealed a few days prior.

[52] The album had been produced by Chris Curran with recording taking place at Webster Lake Studios in Boston, Massachusetts.

[62] In early January, it was announced that the band do a split with Such Gold[63] for release the following month[64] on No Sleep,[39] however, it failed to materialise.

[68] The band went on the 2011 Summer Partery Tour with In Fear and Faith, Vanna, Close to Home, Chunk!

[70] The band supported Cruel Hand, with The Greenery and Maker, for the Back to School Jam tour in September and October.

The band went on the Glamour Kills tour with The Wonder Years, Polar Bear Club, Transit, The Story So Far, and Into It.

[90] On June 19, the acoustic EP, Returning to Webster Lake, was released,[91] and the songs were made available for streaming the same day.

[98] "Distance", a song that appeared on their next album, was available for streaming on August 28,[99] as was "Conquest of Mistakes", which featured Dan "Soupy" Campbell from The Wonder Years, on September 17.

[106] A 5th anniversary reissue of The Kids Can't Lose is set for release on March 18, 2014, on vinyl.

[107] Shortly after this, the band went go on an anniversary tour with Veara, City Lights, PVRIS and Moms, in March and April.

The performance was in support for another Massachusetts pop punk band Four Year Strong's 11th annual holiday show.

Night one, the band played These Past 5 Years in its entirety, with support from In Good Nature, Grimy Kidz, Risk, Hard Target, and Robinwood.