The Movielife - Forty Hour Train Back to Penn

It's more driving punk-pop for The Movielife's third album, aggressive but with an uplifting edge, largely courtesy of Vinny Caruana's vocals. There's a bratty, yet not offputting, tone to the singing in particular and the songs in general, which seem like a piecemeal diary of a relationship (or relationships) breaking up and coming together again. There's also something of a generic tone to the arrangements, which reflect less effort for variety and intelligence than have been poured into the lyrics. Read More