CD Review: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Don't You Fake It - Page 2

Also on the soft and poignant side is "Cat and Mouse." As with all the songs, deep meaningful emotions are addressed. Winter's voice is powerful and clear, and the music is beautifully melodic. The poetic lyrics speak of the darker side of relationships and the emotional game playing that can go on between couples.

But don’t let these two tracks let you forget Red Jumpsuit Apparatus at its heart is a hard hitting alternative/emo group. All the proof you need is in tracks like "Seventeen," with its prominent rhythm lines; "Damn Regret" with its screaming guitar riffs; and "Grim Goodbye," a seven minute epic song combing both the rhythm and guitars and adding vocals that are screamed some points and sorrowfully whispered at others, in between the intense extremes is a hauntingly dark melody.

At its heart, Don't You Fake It is an emotionally driven, masterfully written, and energetically delivered collection of songs that show the diversity of this young band. The CD will be available July 18, and the first single, "Face Down" is making its debut to radio and MTV2 this month. The band's website and Myspace profile contains streaming MP3s, news, and upcoming tour information.

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is a Blogcritics Featured Artist for June. In the coming weeks we will have an interview with the band as well as a few other surprises.

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