Every saying used for time is running out should be used for my day today. There are reviews to write for fun, some for pay, yoga to be done, interviews to go through and at the end of it all New Found Glory. But on the top of my list for the morning as I wake up from a night of tossing and turning from worry, Teenage China’s Forth. It was my bus buddy yesterday, and we’re continuing our time together today. An EP should be easy to review, but usually they’re the hardest. Forth is an album I could see stacked in my best friends CD collection from high school as it’s got a sound that reminds me of that time.
Each song will get a shout out as there’s only three and we can make time for that. “Millionmurk” is a mystery to me, the title at least. The song itself hits you from the start because the vocals are full of drama. It’s hard to ignore the fact that Teenage China could be a band taking some of Hoobastank’s fanbase. It’s okay, they can share. “Embrace The Street” was one of those songs that sound like 30 Seconds to Mars in the fact that it screamed “we’re making this sound a little too epic,” or at least that’s what they were going for. Just like the first, I have no idea how to pronounce “doesawasphaveaface” but by the time this one played I noticed something. The singer of Teenage China has the pipes to have been in a pop punk band. I know this because I’ve heard similar around SoCal. It’s obvious he chose a different path.
Each song is set for a stage and that stage could very well be alongside everyone from Hoobastank to Trapt. Yes, I’m aware those bands are from my time, but they wrote timeless songs. Proof? I was out last weekend and youths were singing along to Hoobastank as it played in the mall. Teenage China’s Forth is a good base to jump off of and if they continue what they’re doing I’m sure I’ll hear them one day out and about and I’ll find myself humming along. Forth is out now, so check it out.
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