Artist: Forever The Sickest Kids
Album: Forever The Sickest Kids
Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Universal Motown

This self-titled offering marks the second full release for the Texan quintet with first single ‘Keep on Bringing Me Down’ having been released in September 2010. Formerly comprising of six members, January 2011 saw the departure of keyboard player Kent Garrison.

While being somewhat familiar with their name, before hearing this it would be a hard push for me to name even one of their songs. I was hoping to be impressed, especially as they seem to have amassed a fairly large following and have been a part of large tours like the Bamboozle Roadshow of last year. Sadly, I found this album to okay, and that is as complimentary as I can be without lying. The songs are not offensive, but they are not breaking new ground either. It is definitely something that you could listen to but it definitely would not be in a lot of people’s Top Ten album lists. Harshly, it may not even be in a lot of people’s Top Fifty albums.

The second single “Life of the Party” plays well to its title. The song is upbeat and has a rhythm that would definitely translate well during a live show, as would “King for a Day” and lead single “Keep on Bringing Me Down.” This is all well and good, but the lack of diversification damages this release and makes it come across as unremarkable. This album is definitely an inoffensive release, and is sure to please existing fans of Forever the Sickest Kids, but it is unlikely to amass new followers for the band or impress a lot of music fans. Maybe this is because of the continued use of the same topics- pining for a girl, wanting to treat a girl right, problems with girls- that grate a little and drum up a lack of substance and make it repetitive. Like I said, it’s inoffensive, a lot of harmless fun, and sure to please a lot the band’s fans, but it would have been nice for the band to push themselves bring something new to the table.

Score: 6/10
Review written by: Naomi Carson

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