10.24.07

Jimmy Eat World – Chase This Light

Jimmy Eat World is a rock band, in the purest sense, from Mesa, Arizona. For me, Jimmy Eat World is as good as music ever gets, so “Chase This Light” is about as good as a CD as I’ve ever heard. Each song off the album is able to capture the usual and comfortable Jimmy sound, while offering something new and original. The overall production of “Chase This Light” seems completely perfect, which makes it so easy to listen to and so worthwhile. Also, “Here It Goes Again” is going to be the new “The Middle”, just wait and see.

Jimmy Eat World - Let It Happen
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Rilo Kiley – Under The Blacklight

Rilo Kiley is a Los Angeles-based indie rock band headed by singer Jenny Lewis. I’ve always enjoyed the music Lewis has created with Rilo Kiley in the past, but I wasn’t quite prepared for “Under The Blacklight”, one of the most addictive albums I’ve ever heard. These new songs are classy, upbeat, catchy, and insanely pretty. Jenny Lewis has one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard, and I really don’t see how anyone could disagree with that after giving “Under The Blacklight” a few good listens.

Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
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Dashboard Confessional – The Shade Of Poison Trees

Dashboard Confessional is an acoustic indie rock band, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Carrabba. The last Dashboard Confessional CD, “Dusk And Summer”, was absolutely terrible. It lacked the originality that Carrabba is so likeable for, the ability to have insanely wussy lyrics but still make it work with incredible guitar and vocals. “The Shade Of Poison Trees” is the kind of music that made Dashboard likeable to begin with, in addition to a very welcome upbeat sound to many of the songs.

Dashboard Confessional - These Bones
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Eisley – Combinations

Eisley is an indie-pop rock band from Tyler, Texas, consisting of four siblings and their cousin. “Combinations” is happy music with pretty vocals. Because all of the vocalists are sisters each voice blends flawlessly with the others, which creates something very nice to listen to. This is the kind of stuff that I kept coming back to because there was no way to get some of the songs out of my head.

Eisley - Invasion
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