“Truth Or Dare” is the name of Automatic Loveletter’s debut album and while I wouldn’t mind a game of truth or dare with vocalist Juliet Simms, it’s hard to get equally excited about the album itself.
While Simms has a pretty impressive voice and is without a doubt the main characteristic of the band, it quickly becomes annoying how much her voice is shoved all the way to the front of the mix resulting at times in a bit of a shrieking and forced mess. The music itself is okay but nothing to write home about with songs like the lukewarm “Back To Life” as an absolute low.
With a mix of upbeat pop songs and ballads, this is more something for all the teenage girls out there rather than for this 30-year-old disgruntled office worker. So I’ll just end this review by saying that fans of Paramore and VersaEmerge should have a field day with this one. I however will refrain.
Score: 5.5 out of 10
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1 comment:
I dont think you can compare Juliet Simms voice to Haley from Paramores Whining/screaming. Juliets stunning, gorgeous, and overpowering voice is what makes this band worth listening to.
I listened to "To Die For" which is on their homepage for free and liked the song enough to give this album a chance. So went ahead and bought it off Itunes: http://ax.itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-day-that-saved-us/id378105818?i=378105868
Needless to say, even though the band seems to be pointed towards a younger crowd, A.L.L. will be around for a while, this band has tremendous talent.
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