 I was never a big fan of this band when I heard the 'tales told by dead friends' EP. There was something missing that I couldn't quite put my finger on. The songs were okay and it had the catchy melodies, but just didn't seem to have the 'it' factor that every 'next big thing' band claims to have these days.
Then I heard this record…
This is honestly my favourite record right now and has been since hearing it for the first time at 2am whilst riding shotgun in the van on a familiar motorway during tour.
It had been put on my ipod by a friend and I'd put off listening to it because of those EP memories. But alas the measly 2GB nano that I'd stolen from my sister was full of exhausted albums that had been sleeping around with our ears and van stereo that past few days. So I give 'a lesson in romantics' a shot.
Enter headphones. Wait is this the same band? This guys vocals are incredible. Both guys!
'Jamie all over' opens this album and I can already see the myspace boys and girls screaming this at the top of their lungs whilst sweat drips from their bleached fringes in alterative clubs all over this island. With guest vocals from Cartel's front man Will Pugh at the end of the song, this song has 'hit' written all over it.
Usually around this point reviewers tend to pick out 3 or 4 other strong songs to focus on but the truth is there are another 11 incredible songs on this record that all have the possibility of being the song that breaks this band into the same league as Fall Out Boy/Cartel/Panic!
The production on the songs is top notch, it's a polished, radio friendly sound that has a heavy yet bright warmth to it.
The vocals are absolutely bang on. The contrast in voice between the two singers really gives another dimension to the songs. They display incredible emotion on the song 'miserable at best' which I'm sure is going to be featured on mix tapes and played in bedrooms after break ups everywhere.
The bottom line with this album is that sure ,this really isn't anything new, but this is pretty much a band doing what they do at it's best in the given genre. I'm sure that this band are headed for big big things off the back of this effort. There really isn't a bad song on this record, maybe if a bunch of guys hadn't wasted the title 'all killer no filler' then it would have been a little more fitting with this band and this record.
Full blast from start to finish. This album has everything. It puts a great big ironic smile on your face because it almost makes you forget that you're singing about heartache and tragedy whilst showing off your pearly whites.
Lee Fallout says:
9/10
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