All Time Low have been on the scene for just over 10 years and have never failed to impress their fans, bringing out new music often and always to an outstanding standard. Their new single ‘A Love Like War’ with lead singer Vic Fuentes from Pierce The Veil is no exception. With the powerful drumming and exciting guitar rifts this song sets it’s self up with an angsty tone.
Vic Fuentes’ voice lends itself perfectly to Alex Gaskarth’s providing a wonderful variation in tones throughout the song. ‘A Love Like War’ ‘s fast pace and punchy rhythm makes it a song that gets your heart beat racing and leaves you ready to do anything (even that coursework you’ve been putting off!).
Now onto the re-release of ‘Don’t panic’ creatively called ‘Don’t Panic: It’s Longer Now!’, but we can forgive the name, due to the 3 acoustic songs being absolute paradise. Especially the use of violins in ‘Somewhere in Neverland’, which complements beautifully the slightly husky voice of lead singer Alex Gaskarth.
The new songs on this best selling album are: ‘Me Without You (All I Ever Wanted)’ ‘Canals’ ‘Oh, Calamity!’ and of course, ‘A Love Like War’.
All these new songs are wonderfully inventive and dynamic, something All Time Low has become known for over the past few years. ‘Me Without You (All I Ever Wanted)’ starts with a catchy set of la‘s and da’s which will get you singing along right away!
However my personal favourite is “Oh, Calamity!”. It starts off with a lilting melody of clever image provoking lyrics – “When I was younger I was certain, That I’d be fine without a queen, Just a king inside his castle, With an ocean in between, Now all I do is sit and count the miles from you to me, Oh, calamity ” which then crescendos into a vibrantly soulful chorus. Also you can’t forget the amazing guitar rift in there, showing that All Time Low is a band with 4 extremely talented musicians.
So if you haven’t already given ‘Don’t Panic: It’s Longer Now!’ a listen I suggest you do, as it really will be ‘music to your ears’, and I for one can’t stop listening to it!
Listen to the album in a playlist here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKAm0swRNckvQOMuAx7-S8MH0iByki6wb
Website: http://alltimelow.com
