Flac (tracks) | Rock | 30:33 | 222 MB
Alex Melton is a name that instantly invokes “I’ve heard of him but I can’t remember where from”. The answer is he’s behind the hugely popular and innovative “what if…” pop punk and emo songs on YouTube. What if Taking Back Sunday were a country band? What if Taylor Swift was emo (we know she is, anyway)? What if this band had that band’s drummer, but they were all in a 2010 pop punk band? – I have to admit the Blink 182 style rendition of Barenaked Ladies’ ‘One Week’ is still a banger.
Well, Alex Melton is back in original track form! Anyone who’s been a fan of the multi-instrumentalist’s videos couldn’t help but wonder what his own music would sound like if he were to write it. The danger of being so versatile in your approach is that everyone would assume your music will sound like their favourite parts of the videos and that could mean that no one’s happy when it drops.
Well, we’ve had a listen to the album and it’s certainly going to please a lot of people. First track ‘Falling In Love Again’ has all the colours of Take Off Your Pants and Jacket era Blink, while ‘Take It Easy’ pulls on Melton’s unique pop-punk-meets-country-music style. ‘Spinning Out’ calls upon a bit of Jimmy Eat World, as does “’Infinity’.
Tracklist
1. Alex Melton – Falling In Love Again
2. Alex Melton – Take It Easy
3. Alex Melton – Spinning Me Out
4. Alex Melton – Infinity
5. Alex Melton – Hurricane
6. Alex Melton – Look Up
7. Alex Melton – Feel It All
8. Alex Melton – Thunderstorms
9. Alex Melton – Moment
10. Alex Melton – Monday Morning