The High Court - Puppet Strings

I Surrender Records

Puppet Strings from New Jersey's The High Court is the kind of album that most people will forget after they press "eject" from the CD player.
Sure, there are plenty of hooks and more than adequate performances from the band, but nothing stands out enough to truly pull you in. Songs like "Alien" and "She'll Never Know" are catchy but ultimately come off like Fall Out Boy throwaways. Vocalist J.B. even sounds like Patrick Stump in some places.

It would have been interesting to see the band branch out beyond their obvious influences and go into fresher directions.

Carlos Ramirez