Review

A Year To Remember - A Year To Remember (EP)

02.06.2008 | Cam | 0 Comments

Genre: Rock/Pop/Alternative
For Fans Of: Kiss Chasy – The Get Up Kids – Jimmy Eat World
Favourite Songs: Tastefully Tricky – Bombs - Home
Running Time: 16:37
Year: 2008
Website Link: n/a
Myspace Link: http://www.myspace.com/ayeartoremember

Score: 83

Power pop at its finest…

REVIEW.

I hadn’t heard of this band until a few weeks ago, but if the five tracks on offer are anything to go by then A Year To Remember is going to be household name within twelve months. Coming off like a Clarity era JimmyEat World with the quirky keyboard antics of The Get Up Kids, AYTR have both the songs and the stage presence to capture the attention of even the most cynical music fans.

Trying to put an original spin on a genre such as pop infused rock n roll is a near impossible task, but when the hooks are this infectious I don’t think it really matters. “Tastefully Tricky” is practically begging for you to sing a long... not that you’d have a say in the matter as the chorus is guaranteed to be embedded in your brain after the first spin.

I was trying to think of a comparison for the second track “Bombs”, but I think the trick behind good song writing is coming up with something that’s oh so familiar without plagiarising someone else’s work, something that AYear To Remember seem to have down pat. The almost Brit-pop feel of “Home” makes for an undeniably catchy tune while “Escape” takes a more fast paced approach to get the point across, which leaves the pop punk leaning “Be There Be Square” to round out proceedings.