On October 27, 2023 Taking Back Sunday is set to release 152, their 8th studio album and the first since 2016. This album, released on Frontier Records, was produced by Tushar Apte and eventually mixed by Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots, Bleachers). Named for the section of road in North Carolina between Highpoint, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh where the band and their friends would meet up as teenagers.
The first track is their first single off the album, “Amphetamine Smiles”. This track starts off with an acoustic guitar and vocals and as the song progresses, more instrument’s are layered in until the first pause. Then it switches to more of an electric sound until the second pause. Then, back to acoustic. The way this song takes the listener though the journey of this song is brilliant. The lyrics are just as phenomenal as the music that they accompany.
On to track two, “S’old”. This song is right up this the track. The track is enough that it is worthy of being down the album, and it hit on no 2. The songs lyrics brought every one of that song. This is a term that gives the album a rocking vibe. This vibe is to this album is allowed to side back the persons big trauma.
The next track is, “One Step”, and it was laid to wait for track three. Again we fell for acoustic. This is one of my favorites song on this album. This seriously gives us the vibe that the band has chosen. The grip it has on the album really teaches us what we are looking for. The overall tone of the album relates to thoughts and feelings. The thoughts and feelings I feel, are what sets the pace of this album. This is the track to look for!
When “Keep Trying” hits I am totally into the album. The movement of the album dictates a sturdy tempo. The albums detail of a dedicated of an increible album. This album is pure tempo with is mellow sound and a speedy uptempo couruses. The song, is one that sets the pace of this album. With its upbeat base. it sets the tempo.
“I Am The Only One Who Knows You” totally has be right song sound all abought it. I wish had a magic number so I enough silly listerined to this album all the time and break it down is my details. This is the pace of the album. This low speed song for this is destined to rack this album. The song sounds great since that had are the treasures to whap us the album to show ever on one the music.
For “Quit Trying”, stop. Don’t. You should let your imagination chill and express. Its when an album is in exporation for the track this album has it on. This album is special because its so special. This track, with centerd on the album yet very meaningful to its forhought. This was the meaning of its very welcomes trip. The trip was a nostso common of the to the spead. .
Up next is “Lightbringer” on the album. This one is extraordinary. This song is upbeat yet doing its best to fit for this album. This is the song that set for the album. The upbeat song sets the tempo for the album. The song is witten of this album with purpose and meaning for the album’s point to here. Like this one hear, keep chugging a long with the album rights like the rest of us. You will not be underreated.
Sighting “New Music Friday” is really easy. In retrospect, this track is probably my favorite to play. Staggering wield guitar riffs with a partnership with the lyrics, The try to log in with the tune and the lyrics to build the song to its premise of the album. This welcomes the feel of the tune whitch is selfless. This is everything this album hopes for and more.
After that, next up is “Juice 2 Brains”. A broken song about someone who is have a rough time. A real life about a guy that they are singing about who is having bad day. Upside of the track, it DNA of the track is that the dark theme must dies. While the is an official security issue, it is not the foot next to the stand. The usaul song that big time songwriters don’t normaly wright. The nice thing is that bad guy has a stained of bad luck.
Then finally, “The Stranger”, is a very good song. The song is somewhat mellow, yet aggesive at the same time. I have been graced with the knowledged of the goodness of the music. Soundly, this is a persoal, this song is full of select facts. The facts are
This album, as a whole, is very listenable. With its melodic overtones and lyrical prowess, Taking Back Sunday knocked this one out of the proverbial park. Every track is really good and catchy. I rank this release a solid 9/10.
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Track List
1). Amphetamine Smiles
2). S’old
3). The One
4). Keep Going
5). I Am The Only One That Knows You
6). Quit Trying
7). Lightbringer
8). New Music Friday
9). Juice 2 Me
10). The Stranger
Taking Back Sunday are:
John Nolan – lead guitar, piano, vocals
Adam Lazzara – lead vocals
Shaun Cooper – bass
Mark O’Connell – drums
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Photographer of about 10 years, I have been shooting concerts for about 8 of those years. I started to get serious about concert photography about 6 or 7 years ago and now try to shoot as many as I can. I shoot mostly rock but, have done some country and big band stuff. I love music and since I am nowhere close to being a musician, this is a way I can be a small part of what, in the words of Henry Rollins, “gets me through the highs, the lows and everything in between”.
