Golden Mixtape

Six days until my contract with this company is over and there’s no word if any of us will stay on. I feel like I’m writing an entry on the Oregon Trail. They have us sitting here in silence, trying to come up with anything to do…While others worry about their futures; I am sitting here thinking about The Groundbreaking Ceremony’s Don’t Tell Me What I Can’t Do. it’s a record that started off as what I thought would be my new iPod obsession, but it fell just short of okay.

Usually I’ll just download an album I’m going to review and then go from there, but this time I wanted to see what they were all about, so I headed to Facebook. “The Burden of Goodbye” was my introduction to The Groundbreaking Ceremony. I was like, yes, a pop punk band I can stand behind. It was catchy and caught my attention. So I thought the rest of Don’t Tell Me What I Can’t Do would be just the same, not really.

The rest of the record was okay, but nothing popped out at me. Everything from “Eleventh and Bleeker” to “19:35” was lukewarm. “Eleventh and Bleeker” starts out really promising, but doesn’t pack the punch you want in the end. Thankfully “Sometimes It’s Not Enough” came in at the end to brush up the loose ends. It was the acoustic cherry on top with well thought out lyrics.

The Groundbreaking Ceremony’s Don’t Tell Me What I Can’t Do is out now and if you’re into bands like Mayday Parade and All Time Low, this is right up your alley. There are two songs that give listeners exactly what they want from the first listen. The other ones, those take some getting used to. So if you have the time and an open ear, listen up to The Groundbreaking Ceremony.