A Day To Remember - For Those Who Have Heart

This is album I've been listening to for several weeks now. A Day To Remember has quickly become one of my favorite bands. Their mix of screamo with punk vocals is carried out very well, by this band.

"For Those Who Have Heart" (2007) is the band's sophomore release. The songs on this album are for the most part pretty bland. The ones that do stand out however are very involved. I am impressed with this band's excellent balance between screamo and harmonic vocals. The music is inspiration/head-banging ready, great pump-up music for long runs or long boring commutes/rides. Their bonus track "Since U Been Gone" is one of THE BEST hardcore cover's I've heard to date. My top three favorite songs from the album are:

1. "You Should've Killed Me When You Had The Chance"
2. "Since U Been Gone" (cover, bonus track) yup
3. "The Plot To Bomb The Panhandle"

I would recommend this album to anyone who is into hard-core/screamo, maybe if your into punk.

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Capital Lights - This Is An Outrage!

Ok this is an album I've been listening to this week. Quite frankly I'm surprised that I like it. I gave up on pop-punk a long time ago, but this band is very original. True some of the songs ARE in fact straight pop-punk, however the songs to contain diversity are extremely good. Capital Lights is just plain feel good music; fluff that is extremely catchy and can get you high. "This Is An Outrage!" contains very clean sounds, that are surprisingly refreshing. My top three favorite songs from the album are:

1. "Let the Little Lady Talk"
2. "Mile Away"
3. "Out of Control"

I would recommend this album to anyone who is or used to be in to the punk or pop-punk genre.

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