| It's hard to believe that Alkaline Trio, a band that should be reaching veteran status soon, is still putting out in terms of quality. The trio's sixth release Agony and Irony is a return home for the band; the record seems to revisit the classic sound of Alkaline Trio's earlier work while still keeping the influence of their previous release Crimson. While this is true, it's not meant to be interpreted in the sense that this is all good. It's admirable that a band will do what they want while pleasing their fans at the same time, but in which way this is done is questionable. The first half of Agony and Irony is a lot brighter in terms of writing and delivery while the latter half of the record seems to be in vein of Crimson; this creates a lack of flow when it comes to being cohesive, but flows because Agony and Irony is basically Alkaline Trio's discrography in chronological order. |
