They have such a vibrant feel to their songs which is not far from their personality. They have mastered combining pop and rock and creating their own genre that I can't see anyone pull off. The closest act I can think off would be fun. but that one is already too far-fetched.
What I like about them is that I have similar interests as the band members. They love How I Met Your Mother (if it wasn't obvious with the title), fascination for Taylor Swift and dislike for Adele, and being young at heart. Not too mention that their beautiful drummer has Filipino blood which rocks. I've seen them twice this year and enjoyed both shows.
Legendary is their third full-length studio album after 2011's Everything's Fine. It was released in stores last April 16, 2013. Unfortunately, it's not available here so I'll have to get it through my mom when she goes to the US just like how I got their first 2 albums.
The album is filled with 12 tracks including a collaboration with Dia Frampton, whom they have already sung with in their first album, Love Like This. It's interesting how they'll do things differently this time. Some have stated that they are going back to the sound of their first album but frankly, I don't care. I love all their songs and I'm just excited for this album.
They released a song called Fuck U Over last year. As much as I hate curse words in the title, the song was really catchy and fun and made me so anxious for the new album. Weeks and days before the album release, they released several songs from the album which were good and got me excited even more but at the same time, disappointed because I would have heard half the album already.
I'm glad I waited for the album before I listened to all tracks. It was just a perfect album from start to finish.
Maybe Tonight is a very good album opener and has an anthemic feel to it. "Raise your glasses, when times are rough" is one of my fave lines here. Come to think of it, they have a lot of songs that could have a similar effect.
Songs like Jukebox (Life Goes On),The Way We Were and Lightning In A Bottle has a certain fun and light mood with it that would make them the perfect songs for a road trip.
7 Days and Happy For You are decent songs about love and keeping up with their anthemic mood is the song called Rescue that has a haunting beats in the background.
Boomerang is also one of the catchiest track on the album, namedropping people from Jay-Z to Audrey Hepburn and keeping the album very upbeat and leaves you with a positive feeling.
Heart On The Floor is the song with Dia and those who were expecting heavy exposure for Dia might be disappointed as she does not have relevant participation in the song aside from providing additional vocals but it doesn't mean that the song is bad. It's probably the only weak song on the album but that's not saying much.
The title track, Legendary, is a mellowed down version and a song that they actually made out of their obsession with HIMYM. "I've been spending too many nights watching How I Met Your Mother alone" is just one line that references and namedrops the show along with yellow umbrella.
The only major element in this album that might be noticeable is that their is a certain electronic beat that is similar in most songs. I'm not against it but others may think that they all sound the same. To me, it's just a trademark and what makes their sound different and unique to them.
With this album, they just proved that they might as well be on the road to become a legendary act on my list.
Top tracks: Lightning In A Bottle, Maybe Tonight, Rescue
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