Band:Alkaline Trio
Release: My Shame Is True.
Release Date: 02/04/2013
Youth capturing Alkaline Trio are back on April 2nd with their eagerly anticipated ninth studio album ‘My Shame Is True’.
Showcasing Matt Skiba’s, Dan Andriano’s and Derek Grant’s passionate juxtaposition of dynamic melancholic lyrics and punk musical phrasing, Alkaline Trio have surpassed themselves. By stitching together distinguished sounds, absorbing narratives with that Trio signature of catchy pop punk choruses Alkaline Trio have produced yet another reliable yet awesome album.
The eclectic album is twelve tracks that will have unfamiliar listeners infatuated whilst Alkaline admirers swallow up their favourite new anthems. Opening track ‘She Lied To The FBI’ kick starts the album into melodic threads and lyrics than you can’t help but find humming in your brain for days after. Whilst tracks like ‘I’m Only Here To Disappoint’ pull in more angsty tones with bassist Dan’s distinctive voice, jerking you back to classic Trio sounds and earmarking song writing.
Contrast this with songs like ‘Kiss You To Death’ that you fall in love with. Starting slow that builds you up and pulls you in, revelling in Skiba’s minuscule alterations of lyric: ‘You’re in my heart, you’re in my skull, you’re in my blood, you’re in my bones.’ With his talent of creating unique and unusual patterns this track will have you singing, dancing or at least tapping your feet.
‘My Shame Is True’ also features Rise Against’s Tim Mcllarth in ‘I, Pessimist’, an exhilarating punk anthem, offering an dose exasperating anger. This compared with ‘Midnight Blue’ and ‘Young Lovers’ slap you with melodic rock that is so beautifully stripped back and honest that it adds to this eclectic collection and brings something new to the Trio table.
With each track ‘My Shame Is True’ sucks you into a story, string and speech, all without touching a cliché. Alkaline Trio develop whilst retaining the ability to add that Trio signature to every song. Outstanding songwriting and their trademark black comedy make every song count on this record and it is hard to see the band ever loosing that ability. ‘My Shame Is True’ is not just one for the fans, proving that pop punk can still hold an edge for those of us growing old with it.
8/10
Reviewer: Amber Carnegie
