It seems as if it has been a century since we’ve heard new music from Boys Like Girls. And boy, it was well worth the wait. Coming out on September 8, 2009 on Columbia Records, Love Drunk takes the rock from their self-titled debut and made it pop with substance from all musical spectrums.
The album starts with the roaring electro inspired vocal effects in “Heart Heart Heartbreak.” It is clear where Boys Like Girls wanted to go lyrically with this record – relationships. And they made it imminent right from the start. This song didn’t do a whole lot for me, other than absolute floor me with the production quality I was in for. As a fan of music production, this album reaches production euphoria. From the tight guitar tone to the crystal clear vocals, and the popping snare, this production is absolutely fantastic.
The first single released, “Love Drunk” proved that their former hits such as “The Great Escape” were just a taste of the musical direction that these Boston rockers were headed. The introduction caught me from the moment I first heard the song. There was a chiming lead guitar followed by the ever so famous Blink-182-esque “nana” vocals. One can easily vision this song live. The introduction kicks in, and then the great stop as the curtain falls in front of an audience of screaming and bouncing teenagers as the instantly poppy chorus grips their hearts. I was at the tip of my chair when the glorious key change surprised me towards the end of the song. Too many bands abuse key changes just to give them the mainstream pop flair. This was not the case. I would call “Love Drunk” rather stock if it wasn’t for that amazing swing. The snare fill before that also captured me. I knew something was coming, not quite of this magnitude.
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1 - LenaBLG
Thank you for this amazing review. I am a loyal die hard BLG fan and no kidding your review almost brought me to tears! I honestly did get realy choked up because i'm so proud of them and how they grew as artists and am so happy that you recognized their amazing talent!