Saturday, January 31, 2009

new music-shiny toy guns

So whats goin on guys?
I know this post is right after my last one but I had to let you know about my favorite record to come out recently. Its by the band Shiny Toy Guns and the album is Season of Poison. I'm pretty into this right now because unlike a regular rock band they mix a little bit of an electro sound in. Although not as much as their last album, which was close to being a dance record. Shiny Toy Guns also has this great dynamic of having two lead singers, a male and a female. So in some songs he is the lead, in others she does the lead vocals, and the rest they both sing. All of the songs flow well with each other but it is not like an unfolding story. Each song is separate story in itself. What I like about Season of Poison over their last album We Are Pilots, is that the lyrics on this album make more sense to me. What I mean by that is on We Are Pilots the lyrics didn't seem to contribute to the song as a whole making the meaning of the song unclear. I guess they were trying to be techno artsy. I'm happy they got the message that for this album the best way to write a song is from real life experiences. So this album is more personal and heartfelt for them. Although my criticism for Season of Poison is that there are a few songs on the album that are a little boring and just seem to drag on. Don't get me wrong I love a ballad, their last song Frozen Oceans, is a great example of a good ballad, but there are a few songs, like Season of Love and It Became a Lie on You that don't seem to go anywhere. For the whole song they play the same tired chords and melodies. Other than that, this is a great album to play while doing homework, walking to class, and would even be a great addition to any party playlist.
P.S. my favorite song is Ghost Town

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