Worcester Music Forum

Last Letter Read - Stop Me, It's Gone Too Far

 With the sound and passion of Sons Of Dork or Sum 41, the vocal delivery of McFly, and choruss easier to pick up than a Busted album in the bargain bin at Woolworths, this band are set to become popular. Probably just with the kids, but their 6 track EP is nothing to be ashamed of. Six tracks or pop punk rock, some of which would not sound out of place on a Bowling For Soup album and you can definitely feel your foot tapping away to.

Wave Out The Singles starts the CD in fine style. Guitar led, good clean vocals, shouty backing vocals and a well crafted tune.
Girlfriends Don't Make Best Friends and Week North Of Home are also good solid tracks, perhaps a bit samey, a bit un-original, like we have heard it before, but still good tunes.
Leabridge, is slightly heavier but still retains the LLR sound. Catchy chorus and the same clear vocal delivery but I am sorry to say to say that after the first couple of listens I was getting a bit bored. Thats not to say that the band are boring, no. They are clearly having fun and enjoying what they are doing, but to me it sounds like it all be done before
A Day At Houston is more of the same. Tight and well preformed but still a little bland for my taste.
The last track Call It Out starts off slightly differently, again, great vocals and great musicianship but it soon falls back to the tried and tested 4/4 time, backbeat led guitar based pop punk formula. Some nice harmonies and yes, they are enjoyable to listen to, but not too many times.
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Review by Chris Bennion