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Album Review: Man Overboard – Passing Ends
This year has been a roller coaster for the guys of Man Overboard, but great pain inspires great music, and Passing Ends is the perfect representation of that.
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This year has been a roller coaster for the guys of Man Overboard, but great pain inspires great music, and Passing Ends is the perfect representation of that.
Nonpoint are back and out for blood, with a sound that’s more ferocious than ever. If they once paled in comparison to their counterparts, those days are long gone, and the proof comes in the form of their latest and greatest effort, The Return.
At the end of the day, all that needs to be said about the eleven magnificent songs on this collection is that they’re a collection of fun, addictive, and enticing pop that sounds like sunshine and good memories.
With their debut full-length album Heart, indie rock duo XO create what they call “a more cerebral experience†by placing emphasis on musical experience rather than lyrics.
You’re Gonna Miss It All‘s unique brand of indie punk and refreshingly honest lyrics will catapult Modern Baseball far beyond many of their more experienced counterparts to take the spotlight.
Packed with colossal hooks and melodies, State Champs’ debut album The Finer Things stands out as one of the best pop punk releases this year and raises the bar sky high for the genre.
Culprit has poured effort and honesty into their latest EP Totem, proving their talent musically on every track.
Satori is an epic of an album spanning the depths of human emotion. The lyrics are compelling, the melodies are complex but catchy, and the musicianship displays pure talent throughout.
Forever Halloween digs deep to unearth some serious human truths – and sounds appropriately mature doing so. The album boasts worldliness in comparison to The Maine’s earlier catalogue, and it’s evident from the authenticity of the collection how effectively the members have channeled their experience of growing up into their work.
The Wonder Years’ third full-length The Greatest Generation proves once and for all that the band’s significance goes far beyond their infectious sound and tattoo-ready lyrics. The third in a trilogy, the album is made up of thirteen of the strongest and most meaningful songs the band has ever written, cementing them as one of the most important acts of this decade.
