Altsounds - Adam's Attic - Skylines and City Lights EP (BMI)

From Adam's Attic's own web-site: '...penned more than fifty original songs with the promise of more compelling hits to come.' I certainly hope so, for their sake.

This kind of music always makes me feel uncomfortable. It just doesn't ring true. Adam's Attic sing emotional pop rock songs the same way you might, if you were twisted enough but their music just feels like a forced smile on the face of a corpse. Sure, it's a smile - no doubt about that - but there's nothing behind it and it's creepy. They praised God right off the bat in their sleeve notes as well, which is always at the very least cringe worthy.

If people knocked Creed for being a pale imitation of Pearl Jam then it doesn't look good for Adam's Attic when they can't hold a candle to the former. Why aren't I talking about the songs? Okay. There are six to choose from and they have different names yet they all sound like the sound track to One Tree Hill or . You know the score by now. Overblown, over-produced and over-emoted wank.

I've absolutely no doubt there are thousands - no, millions (Creed sold Thirty. Five. Million. Records) - of people out there for who Adam's Attic will send into eyes-closed rapture but I fucking hate every one of those people and I fucking hate this band too.