Picture Show-Neon Trees (2012)
You know these guys were one of the first bands I wrote an
album review on and while Habits was a great introduction to this fun little
power pop group I think they really took shape and blew my mind in the most
unexpected way possible with their second effort.
This album was from the gate something that seriously
impressed me and even to this very day I still hold it in high regards because
it’s really just that a truly substantial effort from a group looking to make a
record that people would remember and it really is an album worth remembering
because it’s songs are very solidly written numbers that are a bit cheeky and
kind of gives things a thematic feel with strong musicianship and them making
their best efforts to actually showcase a sense of growth from the album before
which while being a fun little bit of power pop glory at times sounded a little
too much like they were making something that’s trying to be like Sam’s Town
Era killers.
The overall tone and sound of this record very 80’s indeed
kind of struck because in time I’ve kind of digressed in my overall musical
taste for older alternative music and this album is something that’s both old
school but still fresh and it’s kind of 80’s teen romance tone gives it a
quality that I found myself wanting to really write a story to and I have been
to varying degrees of success yes but still it’s an album that motivated me to
really think about writing a story and that’s something that really has helped
as things kind of went in directions I never thought they would.
Probably one of my favorite albums of all time all I can
hope is that I’ll eventually get that story done and that this band continues
to produce records of equal quality as this opus of a record..
Quality Cuts: Weekend, Mad Love, Still Young
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