Under Soil and Dirt is the debut studio album by American pop punk band The Story So Far.

[8] The band thought that the "14 awesome, solid" songs were "fucking badass" that they "want[ed] to do", according to Levy.

[8] Levy and Geyer would listen to Elliott Smith, The Weakerthans, Wilco, Mother of Mercy, and Black Breath while driving.

[8] Levy described Under Soil and Dirt as "Pop-Punk, with lyrics about Girls and growing up; grooviness, lot of energy.

[8] One weekend the band did pre-production where they "basically had the framework of each song ready to go" when they were set to go into the studio.

[22] The band played a record release show on July 18 at The Red House in Walnut Creek.

[25] The Story So Far went on a short tour in early December with support from This Time Next Year and Daybreaker.

[27] In January and February 2012, the band toured the UK alongside Man Overboard and Save Your Breath.

[34] The band played some headlining shows in July with Seahaven, Stickup Kid, Troubled Coast and Stateside as support acts.

[36] In early November, the band supported New Found Glory on the Road to Warped Tour in the UK.

[37] From late November to mid-December, the band supported New Found Glory on the 10th anniversary tour for their Sticks and Stones album.