Mae, one of my favorite bands during high school and early college, announced recently that they will be touring with Katy Perry, a sub-par popstar. This is a terrible choice and I am saddened by their decision to be associated with Ms. Cherry Chapstick.
I mean, Mae have toured with inferior bands before... But I digress.
Also, today signified the release of Switchfoot's new album Hello Hurricane. I thought it would be interesting to see my reaction to it. Mainly because their lasts release was during the time when they were the top of my charts, back in 2006.
I am sad to say, that on my first impression, they have taken their ideas and squeezed them through the pop-song filter. The songs that have shown some growth for the band have been shaved down to their cleanest state. This could have worked as pop rock, but the problem is with the choruses. They are boring, repetitive and unoriginal. They took elements of White Stripes-esque garage rock and inserted pop choruses that feel like hitting ice on a gravel road.
The Sound also takes some sounds from industrial music, but they seem like a little add-on.
Maybe I'm getting cynical and tired of the conventional pop song format. I had been really impressed with Jon Foreman's solo work, and hoped that it would bleed into Hello Hurricane.
But as I've stated for about a year now, Switchfoot is holding him back.
Oh, I have an accounting midterm tomorrow. I don't feel ready for it, but I'm not going to let it bother me (at least until the half-way point of the test where I break down and cry).
I'll feel great after the test. I have some stuff to look forward to: no piano lessons, and dinner with a friend.
After I finish my 10-15 page paper for Tuesday (a shot-by-shot analysis of a 3:00 minute segment from Slumdog Millionaire) I'll be primed to enjoy the release of Left 4 Dead 2. Should be awesome.
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