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Taking Back Sunday

New Again

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    Stephen Thomas Erlewine
    All Music Guide

    Like so many of their emo peers, Taking Back Sunday gets increasingly poppy as their career winds on, a reflection of their advancing age as much a shifting musical direction brought on by the departure of guitarist Fred Mascherino. His absence has left vocalist Adam Lazzara firmly in charge, a subtle shift in power referenced in the title of their fourth album, New Again, so dubbed because the group feels like a new, different group now that Matthew Fazzi has filled Mascherino's shoes. And that assessment is correct, at least as far as the band's attitude goes: this is brighter and bigger in every regard, never shying away from arena-filling hooks, an attitude that turns slower numbers like "Where My Mouth Is" into a genuine power ballad without a trace of irony. This large, cavernous sound camouflages the lingering emo elements which largely surface in the angst-mining lyrics, as well as the occasional bellow, and even if this lack of stridency may alienate some longtime followers, this gleaming pop-punk makeover is the band at its most immediate and easy to enjoy.

Taking Back Sunday: New Again (Review)
5 months ago

Another solid album that cements their reputation as one of the most genuinely affecting and consistent bands in the current scene.

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Taking Back Sunday: New Again
5 months ago

Four albums, and four titles which uncannily convey the central concern with the album in question. (1) Tell All Your Friends: so called because you did want to impart the awesomeness of this new band to your companions (2) Where You Want To Be: bereft of most of their creative members following a schism, TBS "want" to be back within the sound of their previous album.

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Taking Back Sunday return with new album in June
6 months ago

Originally posted on Sonicdissonance.comFans of New Jersey band, Taking Back Sunday, have plenty to be excited about for 2009.The band's first new album, New Again, in over three years is scheduled to hit stores on June 2 and the first single, "Sink Into Me," has already been posted to iTunes. TBS is about to engage fans with a new headlining tour and is one of the headlining artists for Bamboo...

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Taking Back Sunday: New Again (Review)
5 months ago

Another solid album that cements their reputation as one of the most genuinely affecting and consistent bands in the current scene.

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Taking Back Sunday: New Again
5 months ago

Four albums, and four titles which uncannily convey the central concern with the album in question. (1) Tell All Your Friends: so called because you did want to impart the awesomeness of this new band to your companions (2) Where You Want To Be: bereft of most of their creative members following a schism, TBS "want" to be back within the sound of their previous album.

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TAKING BACK SUNDAY is "NEW AGAIN" with Album, Tour and Games
5 months ago

         MUSIC NEWS - Taking Back Sunday have announced plans to release their new album on June 2, 2009 (via Warner Bros. Records). The album, entitled New Again, was recorded in NYC with producer David Kahne, (Paul McCartney, The Strokes and Sublime).   Already receiving great press; Alternative Press (which the band currently graces the cover of) gave New Again 4.5 out of 5 stars, an

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Taking Back Sunday Are New Again
8 months ago

It's album number four time for Taking Back Sunday as news comes of a new record due out later this year. The group's fourth LP has been named New Again and will hit shelves June 2, 2009 on Warner Brothers Records.

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