JIMMY EAT WORLD (CHASE THIS LIGHT)
With the alternative rock genre in their pocket, Jimmy Eat World put out their third major release, Chase This Light, in October of 2007. Easily their most complete album to date, Chase This Light mixes catchy hook driven vocals with both fast paced alt-rock and beautifully sincere ballads.
Big Casino booms out first to show you what the band is made of, but by track four, Carry You, the first genuine ballad has graced itself upon the listener’s ears. Track six, Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues, feels as though the words are being ripped straight out of Jim (Jimmy) Adkins heart by the dissonant stringed instruments in the background, and the audience cannot help but feel the same.
Dizzy closes the album with the words “This must be how it feels when the feeling goes” as the bridge leads into the final breakdown of the album. Full of wonderfully built riffs and unbelievably true lyrics that ring in the mind for days and days, the disc does not miss a single mark.
Website: http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/
CARTEL (CHROMA)
Cartel hits the powerpop-punk-rock nail on the head. Although, nothing really sets this group apart from any of the other bands in this genre, that does not necessarily mean the music/band/album is not worth listening to.
“Say Anything (Else)” opens the album, immersing its audience in exactly what they were looking for, a pop sound with catchy vocal hooks and a few ear grabbing guitar riffs. Continuing on the same wave length for most of the album, with the exception of a few pop ballads “Save Us” & “The Minstrel’s Prayer,” the only thing the record truly lacks is lyrical depth. Clearly written by someone without much life experience, the words have little meaning through out the CD. That fact, however, is quickly forgotten due to the catchiness of the music itself.
Songs meld together without any definition from track to track while somehow keeping the listener interested, but by the end of the nearly hour long album, the listener cannot help but feel satisfied by the fulfillment of the genre.
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MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/cartel
