There has been a lot of buzz about this young band and a listen to this album will surely explain why. Produced by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Chevelle, Further Seems Forever) The Need to Feel Alive is about as strong as debut albums come.
The album is bit misleading at first. It kicks off with the aggressive, but melodic, songs “The Last Time” and “Encounter.” They are the kind of songs that make you feel like the band might hit you with their guitars at any given moment but are too nice of guys to follow through with it. The album calms down a bit after that, settling into some really nice edgy melodic rock. Songs like the title track, “The Great Divide,” and “Romance in Denial” have a bit of U2 vibe that the band delivers really well. The album is filled with well written lyrics and melodies that suck you into the song, even if you resist.
The Need to Feel Alive is way too aggressive to be emo, way to creative to be pop punk, but a little too polished to simply be called rock and roll. Upon first listen, I thought the album was pretty straight forward but after 5 or 6 more spins I have found it to be a lot deeper than I suspected. This is one of those albums that you can’t just listen to once. If you do, you’ll miss all that is truly great about it. Fans of anything from Weezer to U2 to Anberlin should find a lot to love here.
[Floodgate] Mmark Fisher
Hey! This album is amazing and i love it. keep up the good music making
Hey! This album is amazing and i love it. keep up the good music making
this is one of the greates albums i have in my collection. their lyrics are right on and the music is awsome. not to compare them with secular bands, but they sound like a mix between U2 and the police and on the christian side a little like switchfoot. i cant stop listening to it..well until Spoken's new album comes out in Aug.
