Just when I think I’ve caught up – a pile of crap is unloaded on my head. I can smell it seeping in and I’m not a happy camper. The only good part about today is that I have a coffee date later and this Heavyweights’ record. You gotta love some pop punk tossed into your otherwise shitty day. So let’s less about me and more about Keep Your Friends Close.
At first I thought I was in for some bro-rock because “It’s Not Pretty, But It’s Us” definitely reminded me of that one Unwritten Law song that wants you to follow some sort of leader. Then the pop punk kicked in and never went away. You had relationship tales in the best of the bunch “Bonfire” and one that came pretty close, “Anna Marie.” I have to give a shout out to Mike Hayden for doing his thing with Heavyweights on “Bunkbeds;” solid track. All in all if you like bands like Hit The Lights and Real Friends, you’ll dig this record as a whole.
You can add Heavyweights to your must-listen to list if that’s the case and make sure to put “get Keep Your Friends Close” on your to-do list ASAP because it’s out September 9th.
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