Taking Back Sunday – New Again
August 12, 2009 by Keith
Filed under Album Reviews, Videos
Known for their catchy hooks yet rough exterior, Taking Back Sunday is one of those acts that never disappoints. With some band member changes over the course of the last year, many were curious to see how their newest release New Again would drop.
Every album’s mainstay is it’s single. ”Sink Into Me” is an absolute repetition inducing chorus line of awesome. Vocalist Adam Lazzara hooks you, seduces you, and never lets up in the least. These are the songs I love most from TBS. A mix of emotion and energy set off with a touch of unbridled screaming.
The rest of the album, while not their best, still brings the heat and seduction. Other great repetitious numbers include “Lonely, Lonely”, “Summer Man”, and “Catholic Knees”. More than anything, the album as a whole really builds and climbs so well. The grabbing guitar riffs and juicy basslines will get you twisting and spinning with desire.
To close of the album, don’t rush through “Everything Must Go”…one of those slow ballads that ends in pure noise-packed energy!
This album did fit the typical Taking Back Sunday mold that they have established post-”Tell All Your Friends” (back when they had the awesomeness that is John Nolan contributing). However, that was the problem… it WAS the usual. Nothing stood out on this album except the song “Summer, Man”. Everything else was un-noteworthy for me. This is not to say that I did not enjoy the first half of the album, but the album on the whole was just not memorable.
Yeah…I think the album stays on a pretty similar plane for me the whole way through…I still think that plane is miles ahead of a lotta other stuff out there now…I still love this one!