Last week I actually had a job where I had to leave the confines of my apartment and sit in an office. Thank goodness for friends, but I realized that I could never have one of those normal jobs because my blogging would take a beating. I am behind a week and it’s officially crunch time as I tried to multitask and listen to Dear You’s I Can Only Blame Myself while making a top 10 list. Their pop punk was quite the distracting because after one time through I was singing along.
Kicking things off with the title track, it was a good overall experience. The vocals are a bit grizzly and the packaging is like that of The Wonder Years. I actually didn’t like “Shipwreck” the first time through but as the record played on and on, it became a favorite. So don’t write it off too soon. The same can be said of “Castles.” I couldn’t help but compare them to TWYS again with “Maybe I Didn’t Feel A Thing,” but the icing on this pop punk came at the end. “Have You Already Forgotten My Name” has a stellar chorus that is in between well constructed verses. While it takes some time to warm up to the center of this record, the bookends are instant favorites.
I’m glad to be back blogging and even happier that I got back into the swing of things with this album. If you’re a fan of the new era of pop punk that’s got more of a grit to it, check out Dear You’s I Can Only Blame Myself, out now.
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