... pictures of you ...

It's been a while since I've blogged, and I haven't been to any shows recently, so I figured I would just write a little entry about some music I've been particularly drawn to lately.

The first CD I have to mention is the newest by The Used, titled Lies for the Liars. The lyrics are classic Used, as emo as ever, but the sound is a little more synthesized then usual ... which I'm not complaining about. Their first single, "The Bird and The Worm", is up-beat but with the average screamo areas that Bert McCracken has trademarked. My favorite song on the disc has to be "Earthquake", which has all the elements of The Used in three and a half minutes. As for slower songs, "Smother Me" has to take the cake, even thought the lyrics are a bit over-used (and by that, I mean that they are used in pretty much every other love song in The Used's catalog). Overall, though, I love the new disc, and am still amazed at their work.

I've also really been getting into Boys Like Girls lately, especially with their new song, "The Great Escape" all over the radio/tv. I've had a chance to listen to some of their other stuff, and I haven't been let down. Allthough they may be considered a copy-cat band by some (sounding much like bands such as Cute Is What We Aim For and The All-American Rejects), I personally think they have a very refeshing take at the music scene. Their lyrics are very reminiscent of the growing up in a small town atmosphere, which I think is slightly odd beings that they are from Boston, Mass. However, it seriously does bring back high school memories of driving around with nothing to do ... and basically hoping for the 'great escape' so to speak. I highly recommend you listen to AT LEAST "The Great Escape", and "Thunder" if you're interested ...

Last but certainly not least, I've been falling back into my obsession with The Cure. It's odd how in love I am with Robert Smith's voice. Is it the slight English accent he still has? Or the low, relaxed tone that is constantly prevalent even with an upbeat tempo? I'll admit that some of his songs (such as "Lullaby") can be extremely creepy (so much so that if you fall into them enough, they have a tendency of giving you shivers) but I'm extremely enfatuated with their overall ability to create such amazing music. Even their more popular song, such as "The Lovecats" and "Pictures of You" hold the stable qualities of Smith and his bandmates without falling into the sell-out 'lets-make-a-single' reasoning. I'd suggest listening to pretty much ANY song by these boys ... possibly paying more attention to Disintegration ...