Boys Like Girls' self-titled debut album was an unexpected success, eventually going gold. Devoid of any hit singles or a truly distinctive sound, the album seemed to catch on because it was a perfect distillation of the emo pop sound with no rough edges to scare people away. For the follow-up, 2009's Love Drunk, the band sticks to the same basic template of super slick, glossily produced emo pop with uptempo songs that sound stadium singalong-friendly and ballads that seem destined to melt teenage girls' hearts. The difference this time is that the songs are better written and hookier, especially the rockers. "She's Got a Boyfriend Now" and "Contagious" sound like 2000s updates of the classic '80s sound of pop/rockers like Bryan Adams and Rick Springfield; "Real Thing" even conjures up the red leather and headbanded ghost of Loverboy. Strip away a few of the modern things like Auto-Tune and programmed drums, and there you are. These very catchy, super fun rockers comprise two-thirds of the album and the strongest part of the record; the rest is made up of modern rock ballads that sound like the work of a different band entirely. In the end, Love Drunk is an improvement on their debut and a surprisingly good pop/rock record with emo leanings.
Boys Like Girls‘Love Drunk’Sony MusicA lot of bands do whatever they can to try and avoid what in the industry is called ‘the sophomore slump,’ as it pertains to bands releasing a second album. It’s hard to think that you could even mention that phrase in the same sentence as Boys Like Girls, seeing as how wildly popular the band’s debut eponymous release was, but there are moments of
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Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk - Album Review For most of their second album Love Drunk, Boys Like Girls do not change much from the winning formula of their first collection. The songs are highly melodic and instantly catchy with a punchy attack. The production is buffed to a glossy shine on most of the
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Written by: Brian CampbellBoys Like Girls: Love Drunk - Sony MusicA lot of bands do whatever they can to try and avoid what in the industry is called ‘the sophomore slump,’ as it pertains to bands releasing a second album. It’s hard to think that you could even mention that phrase in the same sentence as Boys Like Girls, seeing as how wildly popular the band’s debut eponymous release was,
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If you listen to the radio at all, which I’m sure is not true for a majority of the readers, you might have heard the latest single from Boys Like Girls, Love Drunk. Not surprisingly enough, the next sophomore album from these Boston boys is of the same title and will be released in one [...]Related posts:The Strange Boys – The Strange Boys and Girls Club Review The Strange Boys live up to th
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This shortened week has us looking at some familiar faces – Boys Like Girls, Howie Day and Saosin. At the head of that list for us is the SoCal foursome Saosin with their latest album, ...Related posts:New Album Releases For Tuesday 1/13/2009New Album Releases For Tuesday 9/22/09New Album Releases for Tuesday 3/11/2008
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Boys Like Girls‘Love Drunk’Sony MusicA lot of bands do whatever they can to try and avoid what in the industry is called ‘the sophomore slump,’ as it pertains to bands releasing a second album. It’s hard to think that you could even mention that phrase in the same sentence as Boys Like Girls, seeing as how wildly popular the band’s debut eponymous release was, but there are moments of
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Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk - Album Review For most of their second album Love Drunk, Boys Like Girls do not change much from the winning formula of their first collection. The songs are highly melodic and instantly catchy with a punchy attack. The production is buffed to a glossy shine on most of the
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| 1 Heart Heart Heartbreak |
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| 2 Love Drunk |
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| 3 She's Got a Boyfriend Now |
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| 4 Two Is Better Than One |
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| 5 Contagious |
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| 6 Real Thing |
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| 7 Someone Like You |
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| 8 The Shot Heard 'Round the World |
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| 9 The First One |
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| 10 Chemicals Collide |
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| 11 Go |
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