SoundOwl

Tallahassee Florida band Mayday Parade's debut album.

This band got it's start as an amalgamation of two different bands coming together, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment. With several of the band members contributing songwriting and lead vocals, you can't help but feel that this band in a way is a major collaborative supergroup. Well, apart from their first EP, this would be the only Mayday album to feature Jason Lancaster, as he would cite writing credits as the reason for leaving. ... read more

Disappointing.
Instead of writing from the perspective of Caleb's own growth and acheivement over his struggles, he writes songs that feel like hallmark inspirational cards instead. Lyrically this album feels rather shallow, despite the circumstances surrounding it. This is the biggest detractor for me, cause there are a good handful of catchy and fun songs throughout this album. The unbalanced nature of the track list leaves me a bit cold unfortunately. That Hardy song is also absolute ass. ... read more

Revisiting 1001 Album entries part 6

So, in my original assessment of this record I believe I was pretty unfairly ignorant to it, in many regards. I didn't understand jazz at all really, I knew I liked what I heard but I couldn't articulate why, I also had no gauge for what was good vs. what was not, or rather what I liked about jazz vs. the aspects of some jazz music I wasn't all that into. So it was pretty refreshing coming back to this album after a few years to finally have a clear head ... read more

This took a few listens but uh... yeah this is amazing.
The beginning has this ebb and flow of super thoughtful with a banger or two every other track. "Tantor" and "Jenn's Terrific Vacation" stand out as the two hardest tracks in terms of energy level and traditional Danny-level energy and quirk. Lyrically though this whole album is deep as hell and incredibly thoughtful. The later cuts seriously dig deep down and pull out dark emotions. Fortunately the final song feels ... read more