BLYAT

And Their Name Was Treason is a weird album. You can hear the foundations of what A Day To Remember would eventually become, but it's also clear the band hadn't fully figured out their sound yet. Between the rough production, inconsistent songwriting, and Jeremy still trying to find his voice, this feels much more like a prototype than a finished product.

Heartless opens the album sounding like a diet Poison The Well song before awkwardly switching into pop punk sections. The problem ... read more

You’re Welcome feels like A Day To Remember ditching almost everything that made them good. The heavy moments feel forced, the songwriting is a massive downgrade from their earlier work, and most of the album just sounds like painfully generic pop rock.

Brick Wall opens the album sounding exactly like its title. It’s boring, sluggish, and feels like it’s trying way too hard to sound cool. Mindreader takes the band’s old pop punk formula and pushes it so far into pop ... read more

Translating the Name is one of those releases where I genuinely struggle to find something negative to say. I actually just saw Saosin live, and honestly, I'm a changed man. This EP already kicked ass before, but hearing some of these songs live made me appreciate them even more.

Seven Years opens the EP perfectly. The intro almost has an indie rock feel before the band starts blending melody and heaviness together. Anthony Green is absolutely unreal here. His vocals are perfect for this ... read more

The Illusion of Safety was my most listened-to album of 2025. On my old AOTY account, I gave it a perfect 100/100. After not listening to it for a few months and coming back to it now, I don't think it's quite perfect anymore, but it's still one of my favorite post-hardcore albums ever made.

The jump in quality from Identity Crisis is immediate. The songwriting is tighter, the riffs are more technical, Dustin's vocals have improved massively.

Kill Me Quickly opens the ... read more