The Academy Is... - We've Got A Big Mess On Our Hands.
This is the second song to be released from the upcoming Santi, and supposedly the first single.
I like it better than "LAX To O'Hare," but not by much. The verses are reminiscent of songs like "Classifieds," but other than that it looks like they tried to go for a bigger sound and fell short. The hook is pretty catchy, but I think they tried to put too many things into this song, and let Butch Walker do a little too much on the production end.
A big big mess is right. Santi is looking like it's going to turn out to be a big big disappointment.
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Friday, February 2, 2007
a bright white light from nowhere.
The Academy Is... - LAX To O'Hare
The new Academy song is now streaming on their absolutepunk profile.
Alright. So TAI is pretty much one of my favorite bands. I'm really expecting a lot out of them with this new release, especially after they kicked Tom Conrad out of the band and replaced him with some random Australian. They're really going to have to work hard to get my respect back, and this song isn't quite working.
At first, the song sounds promising. That is, promising until William Beckett starts singing. I don't know what he's doing differently, but I don't like it. His voice grates on my ears so much that it's hard for me to listen to the song all the way through.
It also sounds like they've let their labelmates Cobra Starship influence them heavily - while the whole track isn't straight up dance rock, the chorus definitely is.
I do have good things to say about the lyrics, however. Bill (or did Mike Carden write this one?) has definitely stepped it up - the lyrics are a little more complex than anything that appears on their EP or LP.
I just hope this track is not representative of the entirety of Santi.
The new Academy song is now streaming on their absolutepunk profile.
Alright. So TAI is pretty much one of my favorite bands. I'm really expecting a lot out of them with this new release, especially after they kicked Tom Conrad out of the band and replaced him with some random Australian. They're really going to have to work hard to get my respect back, and this song isn't quite working.
At first, the song sounds promising. That is, promising until William Beckett starts singing. I don't know what he's doing differently, but I don't like it. His voice grates on my ears so much that it's hard for me to listen to the song all the way through.
It also sounds like they've let their labelmates Cobra Starship influence them heavily - while the whole track isn't straight up dance rock, the chorus definitely is.
I do have good things to say about the lyrics, however. Bill (or did Mike Carden write this one?) has definitely stepped it up - the lyrics are a little more complex than anything that appears on their EP or LP.
I just hope this track is not representative of the entirety of Santi.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
call this a prelude.
Anberlin - Dismantle.Repair.
Anberlin have posted a second track from their upcoming album Cities on their myspace.
Personally, I have always liked Anberlin better on their harder, faster songs ("Godspeed," for example). However, this track breaks that streak for me. It's somewhere between "The Symphony Of Blase" and "Dance Dance Christa Paffgen" from Never Take Friendship Personal.
Stephen Christian's lyrics and vocal presence have become much stronger:
Hands like secrets are the hardest thing to keep from you / words and phrases like knives / your words can cut me through / dismantle me too / repair / you dismantle me / you dismantle me
You really can't ask for much better than that. I am getting more stoked for this album by the minute.
Anberlin have posted a second track from their upcoming album Cities on their myspace.
Personally, I have always liked Anberlin better on their harder, faster songs ("Godspeed," for example). However, this track breaks that streak for me. It's somewhere between "The Symphony Of Blase" and "Dance Dance Christa Paffgen" from Never Take Friendship Personal.
Stephen Christian's lyrics and vocal presence have become much stronger:
Hands like secrets are the hardest thing to keep from you / words and phrases like knives / your words can cut me through / dismantle me too / repair / you dismantle me / you dismantle me
You really can't ask for much better than that. I am getting more stoked for this album by the minute.
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