If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Jimi Giannatti Alt-rock/emo vets Jimmy Eat World are about to issue a collection of their recent digital only singles on vinyl, and have a new single we can check out. "Failure" isn't exactly what you imagine when you think of Jimmy Eat World. This one is a midtempo ballad that possibly crosses the line into power ballad territory. It sounds more like mid 90's post grunge alt-rock than early 00's emo. The fuzz starts pretty much immediately in "Failure" and never quite goes away. Jimmy Eat World sound much more '96 than '01 on their latest. Regardless, "Failure" is a great song sure to appeal to their longtime fans, even the lapsed ones. Jim Adkins says of his band's upcoming EP: “By 2021, it felt like distancing restrictions were finally easing and we could get back on the road. Our  Surviving  album had barely been released before we were performing live again and reconnecting with fans. Coming out of the pandemic, it did...

Photo via Facebook One thing I try to avoid saying is "It's their best since [insert classic album here]" when a legacy band releases new music, because it's what every major music outlet says about literally everything, and... let's face it. Weezer are never going to come close to Pinkerton and Metallica will never be as heavy as Master of Puppets ever again. But... when I hear the new song from Jimmy Eat World, I can't help but think that this is the best they've sounded since Bleed American. I'm not saying it's as good as their classics from twenty one years ago (God, I'm old...), but "Something Loud" comes close. While most bands are well into their Adult Contemporary sound once they cross the twenty year mark, Jimmy Eat World are recapturing the spirit of their youth. While most of Jimmy Eat World's music since Bleed American hasn't worked for me, "Something Loud" does. Turns out nostalgia helped fuel Jimmy Eat ...

A lot of new releases this week, so we're off to the races! I can't decide on an album of the week because there are SO many different albums out this week and they all fit a different niche. As I started a new job and haven't quite figured out the whole "balance writing about the new releases" thing, I'll give some highlights this week. Hoping to stay on a better schedule soon! Albums I Liked a Lot! : Artist : The Dean Ween Group Album : The Deaner Album Quick Description : Dean Ween has a new project... Why You Should Listen : ...and it's a lot like Ween. Overall Thoughts : Ween is admittedly an acquired taste. I get that they're not for everyone, but man, when they're on? They're on. In 2016, when I'm on the wrong side of 35? It's not amusing the same way "The AIDS Song" made me giggle in my early 20s, but something needs to be said about the fun juvenile songs that are peppered throughout this record. I s...