“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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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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.