Album title: Okay
Artist: As It Is
Genre: Pop Punk
Nationality: American
Release date: January 20
Position in Discography: Second
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Meh
So punk raises its belligerent little head again, two albums in a row. Well, if this is anything like the AFI album I have nothing to fear, and given that the punk is qualified by a descriptor of pop, I'm cautiously optimistic. Yeah well it's all right, but I don't see the justification for the punk tag. On the AFI album I could see it – lots of energy, a little anger – but here? No. This is more just like pop rock, or alt-rock, or alt-pop or some ****ing thing, but pop punk? Maybe it is, I wouldn't know. But if it is, and if this is what pop punk is about, it's kind of weak really. Not bad, but just not particularly good. The album title is completely appropriate here.
Expectation Index: 4