Today's review is
American Football's
American Football (Midwest Emo, Math Rock)
Apparently I listened to the wrong album. And since I'm listening to this for the Rock Album Survivor thread I'm going to give them another listen. Better be better than the more recent album.
Never Ment: Ok. Starts off with a mistake in the music. And the music begins with soft melody. Pretty good.
The Summer Ends: Soft melodic guitar. I heard a horn. And it mixes into the music much better this time. Really like this song.
Honestly?: Really like the guitar in this intro. Transition was sudden but worked. I like this song thus far. Soft guitar with heavy drum build! This is awesome. Well not quite the payoff I wanted from that but still good.
For Sure: Like this horn in this. Mixes well this time around.
You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon: Nice intro. Well done guitar and drum mix here. I haven't heard any vocals so far and kind of prefer it that way. I find it more enjoyable.
But The Regreats Are Killing Me: Good song.
I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional: Neat drum work.
Stay Home: Not a single vocal and I'm loving it.... Nevermind.
The One With The Wurlitzer: Like this song.
Final thoughts: This music has really good instrumentals but suffers from the vocalist. And not because he's such a terrible singer, he's good for what he does, but because he just doesn't bring a lot to the table. Seems musically his limited vocal range his holding back a truly great band.
Favorite track: You know I Should Be Leaving Soon