Oklahoma rockers THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, haven’t been really
active during their 27-year career. They just released (only) their 5th LP,
named SANDBOX.
The new one is titled SANDBOX. It’ll be launched
on May 15th. Tracklist & pre-order info here.
Tyson Ritter (frontman) told NYC’s magazine Paper: “This album has taken
a lot of fireside chats, and a lot of mending fences. I think I said in an interview
before. People don’t really want a new All-American Rejects record.
People want their time capsule and want to jump into it and feel like they smell
CK One and it makes them feel young. But the question I pose is, ‘What if we can
say something now? What if we can actually resonate?’”
TUTV: After 27 years, these vets come up with a highly peachy longplayer. A fireworks record stuffed with a series of whoppingly fab tunes. We get scream-along/fist-pumping rockers (Easy Come, Easy Go / Sandbox / Staring Back At Me), euphoric rockers à la The Killers (Get This / Eggshell Tap Dancer / King Kong / Lemonade), and a couple of gripping ballads (Green Isn’t Yellow / Mama).
Enough sonic scores, with familiar life-observing-affirming stories, to have yourself one of the best rawk ‘n’ roll LPs of the year. Retro? Old-fashioned? Maybe, but I don’t give a flying f**ck if it’s hip or not. Sandbox made/makes me go for the repeat button several times now. It activates my bloodstream and doubles my production of adrenaline. A 100% solid triumph. Hands down.
Key singles.
– KING KONG –
– GET THIS –
– EASY COMES EASY GO –
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