Genres: Punk-pop, Alternative Rock
This album sounds a lot like the Ramones if they went all sappy and only sung about love - which is not to say this sucks - it's quite good and will probably get you shamelessly singing along much like the Ramones can but the sentiments are all gooey. I had heard a lot of words being said about this band before I picked this album up but none of them convinced my to buy one of their albums until I started this blog.I'm glad with this purchase as the melodies are simple and the performances are energetic and concise. Some of the lyrics have a charming 'heart-on-sleeve' quality that is a little naive but endearing. I heard that this band is of the 'emo' genre (as in 'emotional') which to me is ill-defined and really vague as all punk-rock and most pop/rock are always about emotional outbursts but I digress.
The opener 'She Lied to the FBI' is wonderful. It's a ridiculous and simple story of taking the fall for a woman. The following song 'I wanna be a Warhol' blends humour with sincerity and ends with the words "still hung-up on you". The song 'Only Here to Disappoint' never stops being catchy and fun even though its lyrics are a bit of the sad-sack variety.'Kiss You to Death' is a big sappy love song that describes a stock-standard motorcycle-riding-dude and his flame having a big moment. This song probably has the biggest radio friendly chorus on the album followed by 'Only Love' and 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'. There are plenty more highlights in 'I, Pessimist' and 'Torture Doctor' but there is nothing on the album that is terrible.
This album is brief and gets-in and gets-out in 40 minutes. The music is not anything revolutionary but very enjoyable. Never does the occasionally sappy emotional focus of the lyrics ever take away from this.
RATING : 4/5
Here is the video for 'I Wanna Be a Warhol' (with Milla Jovavich in it!)
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