Music Monday. Only fitting to write about Hey MONDAY, right?
They’re actually a pretty new band – they’ve only had one big studio release, and that’s ‘Hold On Tight’, which we’re going to review now. Let’s get on with it.
Track #1: Set Off – Not my favourite, but is the first song an album really ever anyone’s favourite? Still, a great, poppy song that makes you want to jump about to kick it all off.
Track #2: How You Love Me Now – Here’s where the party really starts. This song has probably one of the most catchy choruses since ‘I Kissed a Girl’ by Katy Perry. Yeah, it’s that good.
Track #3: Homecoming – The first single from their album, says wikipedia. Wouldn’t have been my first choice for a debut, but it did well enough for there to be a second single, so they must be doing something right!
Track #4: Obvious – Hey Monday are often associated with Fall Out Boy. And this song sounds a lot like one of theirs, minus Patrick Stump and putting Cassadee Pope in his place.
Track #5: Candles – In a very ‘Paramore-esque’ way, the band drop in a down tempo song in the middle of the album. And just like slow songs highlight Hayley Williams’ voice, this one does the same for Pope.
Track #6: Run, Don’t Walk – This one has a very different sound to start off with. It actually begins pretty electronic sounding and then they bring in the drums. Again, a tune to party to.
Track #7: Josey – On par with ‘How You Love Me Now’, in my opinion. Love the lyrics. Love the chorus. Vocals are really strong again here too.
Track #8: Hurricane Streets – Not the best song, but still a pretty great one. However, when you get to this point, the songs start to sound a little samey. (Don’t shoot me, die hard fans!)
Track #9: Arizona – Another one of my favourites. And not just because it’s called ‘Arizona’. (Check my weekly Grey’s Anatomy reviews.) I really love the chorus here: it really makes me feel like I’m going to escape from where I live one day too.
Track #10: Should’ve Tried Harder – If you mentioned the title of this song to me, I’d have no idea of the lyrics or even the tune. It doesn’t suck completely, it’s just not memorable.
Track #11: 6 Months – A softer finale to end this riot of an album. Acoustic. Beautiful. Fin.
Summarizing, Hey Monday remind me a lot of Paramore in their early days. Pope shares a similar voice to Williams, and the bands’ songs are quite similar. Keep up the good work.
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Published on January 25th, 2010 at 6:15 pm by Lauren
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