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Genre: pop, alt rock |
As their follow-up to 2004′s Futures, there was a lot of buzz surrounding the release of Chase This Light. In fact, the demos of most of the album were leaked on the internet a few months before the release of the album, and managed to stir up more interest. I’ll admit that I was one of the guilty who listened to the demos, and I did enjoy what I heard. However, the official album was a disappointment because of the over-production and slick pop that nearly drowned out the lyrics.
The reason for so much pop is a bit of a mystery, unless the band was just sick of the seriousness in Futures and wanted to cheer up. Thankfully, the lyrical intensity of Futures didn’t completely go away, so a credible backbone exists despite the catchiness. I am a firm believer in not comparing new albums to old ones and simply judging them based on their own merits, but Futures said a lot about where Jimmy Eat World could go. So why didn’t they take the next step?
