Reviewed by Stephanie
1.Thriller
2.The Take Over, The Brakes Over
3.This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race
4.I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)
5.Hum Hallelujah
6.Golden
7.Thnks Fr Th Mrms
8.Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?
9.The (After) Life of the Party
10.The Carpal Tunnel of Love
11.Bring the Doldrums
12.Fame < Infamy
13.You're Crashing But You're No Wave
14.I've Got All This Ringing in My Ears and None on My Fingers
Rating: 5/5
You either love or hate this album; there’s no in between. If you were to line this up with their other albums the natural progression would be obvious. They haven’t left the sound that made them big like many other bands do ,however, they haven’t stayed the exact same. They have all the elements they are capable of and haven’t tried to add anything more. The one thing you cannot miss about this album are the amazing vocals, the singer has an incredible voice. The lyrics are something else as well, filled with horrible metaphors and great catchy choruses; its what you’ve come to expect. The album makes a bold start with songs like ‘Thriller’, ‘This Ain’t A Scene, Its An Arms Race’ and ’The Take Over, The Break Over’ but it kind of stops there. “You’re Crashing But You’re No Wave”, “Bang The Doldrums” and “Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am?” are strangely similar and repetitive. Despite the failure at keeping up the great feel through out the album its amazing none the less and not a wasted effort.