| Bow your head and drop your knees to the floor for "Underdog Alma Mater" the latest from the once underground pop-punk poets and philosophers Forever The Sickest Kids. Back from what I thought was the grave my favorite new found myspace band bring new songs of hopefulness, small towns, disappointment and huge doses of fun. As catchy a record as it sounds, and is, "Underdog Alma Mater" tempers every song with a cutting sarcastic wit that somehow softens the blow. Instead of finishing the record and wanting to slit your wrists you find yourself wanting to take that knife and pin all your problems to the wall. There’s something about melodic pop-punk (not emo) that pushes you threw your ills.
Three chords and a gritty voice have gotten me through more hard times than all the money my folks wasted on a shrink (sorry guys, I’d have been happier if you guy gave me the cash to blow on records). In a year that’s seen shockingly few truly awesome pop-punk records so far, I present you Forever The Sickest Kids "Underdog Alma Mater."
One last thing make note these songs will have you singing along in no time, and the upbeat rock and passionate vocals of the rest will get your toe tapping instantly. With a little road work on their part and a little good luck expect to be hearing more about these guys in the NEAR future, whoa oh!!!
~ Wayne
May 01 2008 |
