Emotionalpunk.com
Media Review
Music Quality: 8.0
Production: 7.0
Originality: 9.0
Tracklisting
2. Naive
3. Anxious Arms
4. Fold Out
5. Gift Horse
6. Does That Make Sense?
7. Guard It Closely
8. For once In Your Life
9. Abandon! Abandon!
10. Troublesome
11. Recovery Room
12. Above The Waves
The maturity and experience honed behind The Jealous Sound's new record is an explosive journey into the pop indie rock sound. Formed from members of Knapsack, Sunday's Best, Jawbox, and Shudder To Think, this is their first indie release after dropping themselves from a major label. Perhaps the breathy, smooth vocals that are different yet appealing make the band's sound so enjoyable.
There are lots of clean, layered guitars and warm sounding guitars that make this CD sound perfect for the spring season. Without being too straight-forward, as far as the vocals and melodies go, The Jealous Sound avoid annoyance and instead provide a mature, fresh sound that while different is as infectious as any of the new-school material coming out these days. The Gift Horse's beat-driven sound is characteristic of their sound, and when the vocal melodies soar above the guitars and you can hear the shattering of the numerous layered guitars going on at once, you know this band isn't messing around. The Fold Out combines a moog with a piano and that's another key point to this disc: lots of varying instrumental add-ons and interesting riffage, such as the "ooohs" that creepify The Fold Out or the quiet breath-like feel of For Once In Your Life's verse.
The Jealous Sound's new album provides the mature influence and experience many will easily appreciate, and even fans of the youth-induced new scene will enjoy the infectious, poppy, and solid sound of TJS. Production by Tim O'Heir (All-American Rejects, Superdrag, Folk Implosion) won't hurt it at all, either. Pick this one up today if you want something fresh and infectious as all hell.