+44 : When Your Heart Stops Beating


This band, comprised of former Blink-182 members, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus, have released quite possibly one of the greatest CD's in the year 2006. I don't know how they do it, but this ex-Blink band dominates the other ex-Blink band, Angels And Airwaves. This cd, full of energy, is one of the best ones released this month. The album kicks off with a catchy poppier song, Lycanthrope. The album changes its pace up in different parts, but keeps its unique sound throughout. You can see that there is still some Blink-182 powering this band, allthough it isnt the same. The vocals from Hoppus are better than on Blink-182's old cds. This punk-ish cd is full of excellent drumming and solid pop-hooks. These songs are pretty damn catchy at points, and no two songs sound too much alike. This cd is aq new sounds from Barker and Hoppus but I see it as obne for the better that shows their talent better than before. The cd thoguh just cant keep me hooked the entire way through, and some songs just really are too slow for my taste. I do enjoy how they have some new sounds in this cd like synthesizer and other oddities that jsut seem to complete the album. Overall a solid new release from +44.

Overall: 7.5/10