4/9/13 - Save Rock And Roll

Fall Out Boy is making a big and unexpected return this year! Earlier this year, they released their first single called My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark. The song just popped out of nowhere but it quickly captured the attention of fans and started climbing the charts and even trended on Twitter.

They've been on a long hiatus for a long time now and some even thought they broke up already but I'm glad they didn't

As their new album, Save Rock And Roll, is about to be released, they streamed it last night and I got to download it already!

I have to say that the album is really good and one of the best albums I've heard this year. Admittedly, I own two of their previous albums but I only bought them because they were on sale. But I might make an exception with this album just because it's so good. Great vocals and great lyrics makes up this album. Their sound has evolved in a good way and shows creative growth.  They have a lot of collaborations on this album even if they are quite unnecessary but doesn't bring down the song's weight. One odd collab on this album is the one with Elton John but it actually works somehow. Fortunately, I didn't have to hear Elton sing a lot on the song.

With the title, one would assume that it's full of heavy guitar-ridden songs they might be disappointed. Sure, all the tracks are quite upbeat but it's not what others would label as rock and roll but that genre is hard to define nowadays so it doesn't matter. They manage to grow up and still keep the vintage sound that makes an FOB record.

Top tracks: The Phoenix, Just One Yesterday and Rat A Tat