Band : Grown Ups
Album : More Songs
Release Year : 2010
Genre : Emo / Post-Hardcore / Pop Punk
Tracklist:
1. Weed Science
2. Three Day Weekend
3. Orange Cat
4. Winter
5. Surprise Party
6. Pears
7. Johnny Edwards
8. Open Sesame
9. Spider Mansion
10. Are You Shittin' Me?
2. Three Day Weekend
3. Orange Cat
4. Winter
5. Surprise Party
6. Pears
7. Johnny Edwards
8. Open Sesame
9. Spider Mansion
10. Are You Shittin' Me?
Blistering through noodling technicality and raw passion, More Songs brings the punk to emo. Somewhere in between complete throwback and refreshing uniqueness, Grown Ups are an odd bastard child of its respective influences. After 2009's Songs, More Songs brings 4 re-recorded songs and 6 brand spankin' new ones.
Most songs thunder through with a fury of double guitars panned to their respective ear buds and pounding drum beats. It's fast and raw. The tones are dry, and sustain is nowhere in sight on the drums and guitars. "Weed Science," "Three Day Weekend," an "Six More Weeks of Winter" all easily fit this shouting mold. It's rough and fast. But then a track like "Orange Cat" comes along a little slower and to not overdo their basic structures and dynamics.
For only nine tracks, the record can feel a little long at times. It leans on the same noodly, angry dynamic at almost all times, which seems a bit draining by the time "Are You Shitten Me?" comes up. It's well-crafted, but lacks that certain magic that takes a record from good to great.
Most songs thunder through with a fury of double guitars panned to their respective ear buds and pounding drum beats. It's fast and raw. The tones are dry, and sustain is nowhere in sight on the drums and guitars. "Weed Science," "Three Day Weekend," an "Six More Weeks of Winter" all easily fit this shouting mold. It's rough and fast. But then a track like "Orange Cat" comes along a little slower and to not overdo their basic structures and dynamics.
For only nine tracks, the record can feel a little long at times. It leans on the same noodly, angry dynamic at almost all times, which seems a bit draining by the time "Are You Shitten Me?" comes up. It's well-crafted, but lacks that certain magic that takes a record from good to great.
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