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Wow, I found yet another great pop rock band. And this one is pretty good- a stadium pop rock band in the vein of Coldplay and Bastille, and clearly but not directly descended from U2. And now, we have the best piece of music they've ever made yet- Empires On Fire. The whole thing is excellent, from the opening strums of Someone To You to the closing guitar solo of Holy Ground. Someone to You starts off the EP with an anthemic universal message reminiscent of the best U2 and Coldplay, but with a unique modern pop rock spin. It's positively chock full of major chords, universal messages, and potential- it will definitely be a hit. It showcases BANNERS at its best, expertly crafted and ready for playing anywhere. Empires On Fire is a bit more subdued but still expertly crafted vaguely political song that would be excellent live, especially for its liberal use of guitar. Firefly is close to some of Coldplay's newer but more sedate songs(like Us Against The World) but is als...

I didn't get to do this last week, so here's what I've listened to for the past two weeks. South- Hippo Campus Way It Goes- Hippo Campus Sigh On A Hurricane- Himalayas Cheap Thrills- Himalayas Firefly- BANNERS Someone To You- BANNERS Baseball- Hippo Campus Of The Night- Bastille Rearview- Bad Suns

I may not have thought his music was the best, but I got enjoyment out of it, and I respected his talent, ingenuity and position in his field. It's sad he died at only 21- rest in peace, Gustav Ahr.

Finally Fall Out Boy names a song in caps like it should be, but it's not appropriate because the lyrics are strangely not shouted or screamed. This is the fourth single for MANIA, the long delayed and much maligned upcoming Fall Out Boy album. The first two singles, Young And Menace and Champion, weren't so good, but The Last Of The real Ones almost made up for their peculiarities. My main tissue with this song is that Fall Out Boy is beginning to make such catchy overproduced earworms that they're basically meme music. beyond that though, it's a decent song, for a pop song. I like the mix of instrumentals, with it's breakdowns to drums, flute, ample bass(I can't tell if it's real), and occasional reggae guitar bits. It all fits together really well, and for a song obviously written for the radio, it's actually something I'd be able to listen to over and over, but I wouldn't listen to it on my free time. I think that it may actually become ...

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Ah, just what the world needs right now- more Bastille. I've been listening to more of their music in the last few days, and my opinion on them has gone up and up and up. They're just so versatile and always good... alright, let's get to the review. This one appears to be from some upcoming movie, but that doesn't really matter. It starts with some basic acoustic guitar, and the excellent voice of Dan Smith, which makes this song- just like everything else by Bastille. Then some basic drums launch it higher and higher, with a violin accompaniment. The only downside of the song is a terrible one off falsetto, much worse than the falsetto he uses in other parts of the song. It ends excellently, with a minor key violin solo. This is definitely Bastille at it's best- but when is Bastille not?  

I'm not really feeling this song. Passion was excellent, and AWOLNATION is promising Here Come The Runts to be their best album yet. But when I heard this song, I wasn't so sure. The guitar is way too slow and basic(better in the chorus), and the verse has a horrible falsetto that does not work. the chorus is okay, but doesn't really make up for the verses. The end gets better, but doesn't really get up to the heights it could. I like how the sophistication of some of the guitar work, but beyond that it's not that good. So far, Here Come The Runts is one and one. Passion was good, and this isn't. Aaron Bruno is breaking new ground, because he hasn't done anything similar before(he has done grunge), and some hiccups are to be expected. hopefully for Here Come The Runts, he won't have many more.