{"id":12932,"date":"2012-10-24T18:30:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T07:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=12932"},"modified":"2012-10-24T18:54:51","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T07:54:51","slug":"all-time-low-dont-panic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/10\/all-time-low-dont-panic\/","title":{"rendered":"All Time Low – Don’t Panic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Where I liken to where All Time Low are at here in 2012 is very similar to where a couple of my all time favourite three word pop punk bands have recently been at…those being New Found Glory and Bowling For Soup.\u00a0 You see sometimes these bands are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.\u00a0 Feel compelled to try something a little different on an album because “critics” accuse for you being musically one dimensional, even though being just that has built you a massive following.\u00a0 So you give the critics and labels what they want \u2013 an album which signifies \u201cgrowth and diversity\u201d.\u00a0 This then conversely annoys fans\u2026and said critics and labels then abandon you and leave you high and dry.\u00a0 Well, that pretty much sums up the last few years for All Time Low and after flirting with a more pop and dance oriented sound on their previous major label album Dirty Work<\/em>, the guys have returned to a straight ahead, classic pop punk sound and delivered one absolute monster of an album with more hooks than a pirate ship and chorus’s with more twists and turns than a rollercoaster.<\/p>\n

More focussed than past releases, you can attribute this to the band working with one producer, Mike Green, rather than multiple producers as they did on Dirty Work<\/em>.\u00a0 Likewise the song writing this time around is almost entirely handled by Alex Gaskarth, save for contributions from Mike Green and Fall Out Boy\u2019s Patrick Stump on Outlines – <\/em>which I\u2018ve gotta say really reminds me of that great Aussie pop rock band Taxiride.\u00a0 Returning to label Hopeless Records is also significant and the experiences around the Dirty Work<\/em> release have provided lyrical fuel on tracks such as So Long And Thanks For All The Booze<\/em> “you gotta tear me down to set me free, gimme gimme my revelation, gimme back my scene, you’ve gotta let me be me”.\u00a0 Well don\u2019t panic fans, because Don\u2019t Panic<\/em> sees All Time Low well and truly being themselves.<\/p>\n

The album comes with a massive guitar crunch which definitely sees All Time Low at their musically heaviest \u2013 give So Long Soldier <\/em>a listen and tell me that ain\u2019t god damn heavy.\u00a0 Anthems, they deliver them in spades, I mean every single track is an anthem and a memorable one at that, there\u2019s no \u201cevery song sounding the same\u201d syndrome on this album.\u00a0 For those heading along to Soundwave 2013, learn the words to the likes of first single For Baltimore<\/em> and The Reckless And The Brave<\/em> both with their tinges of Green Day moments as I\u2019ve, got a feeling these songs will go off like a bottlerocket at Festivals.\u00a0 Elsewhere, Backseat Serenade<\/em> has gotta be one of the best pop punk songs released this year\u2026it\u2019s just that damn good and features backing vocals from Hey Monday\u2019s Cassadee Pope. \u00a0Somewhere In Neverland<\/em> isn’t far behind, which pretty much sounds like Hanson on steroids with its massive pop hooks, I love Hanson, so this is a good thing \u2013 just in case you were wondering?\u00a0 All Time Low are certainly known for their song titles and the song title awards on this album go to If These Sheets Were States<\/em> and The Irony Of Choking On A Lifesaver<\/em>, the latter an ode to the “snakes hidden in my daffodils when I’m picking flowers…”.\u00a0 Haters, I think that means YOU!<\/p>\n

Of course every album release is a band\u2019s greatest release ever and in our All Time Low interview which you can read by clicking right here<\/a>….Rian Dawson will tell you exactly that about Don\u2019t Panic<\/em>.\u00a0 But you know what, I\u2019ll happily testify in a court of law that Don\u2019t Panic<\/em> is indeed the greatest album that All Time Low have ever made.\u00a0 Really, is there anything more left that I need to say?<\/p>\n

Check out our interview with Rian Dawson….<\/a><\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Pop punk at it\u2019s crunchiest and hookiest!<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> October 12th<\/sup>, 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Hopeless Records\/We Are Unified<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.alltimelow.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing:
\n<\/strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Reckless and the Brave
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Backseat Serenade (featuring Cassadee Pope)
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If These Sheets Were States
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Somewhere in Neverland
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So Long, Soldier” (featuring Anthony Raneri and Cassadee Pope)
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Live and Let Go
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outlines” (featuring Jason Vena)
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thanks to You
\n10. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 For Baltimore
\n11. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Paint Your Wings
\n12. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 So Long, and Thanks for All the Booze<\/p>\n\n

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