This is a grower, I could enjoy the vocals given enough time.

glad to see some people are willing to give it a chance.

It's solid otherwise, just very whiny sounding initially; about halfway through "Spark" though it wasn't too bad.

yeah the vocals are the hardest part to get past for most people, but as far as the music itself I think they've made some definite improvements. I think it's cool that even though they have a capable harsh vocalist they don't just overuse him.

isn't this the band that made the "cut my wrists and black my eyes" song? and they got a 3? damn

isn't this the band that made the "cut my wrists and black my eyes" song? and they got a 3? damn

I haven't listened to these guys since middle school.

Good review though man. and congrats on the swift feature lol

@greenlinlinmuse, yup :3

@atrink, thanks haha yeah i stayed up till 2 am writing it so it'd be ready to go for its release date.

"‘Hopeless Hearts Unite’ is one of the most beautiful songs they’ve ever written,"

is it hollow or hopeless?

while I'm skeptical that this band could ever write something I could tolerate, review's solid

For a while back around 2004, Hawthorne Heights were huge and adored by many only to be dismissed by most of the world a few years later.

You can count me a passenger of that boat.

@projectfreak,

ah yes, it should be hollow hearts unite good catch. also thanks for the compliment.

"You can count me a passenger of that boat."

I think just about everybody is in the same boat lol except for some diehard fans but even I thought their last 2 albums were boring minus a couple songs.

Album Rating: 3.0

this is listenable. the vocalist really sucks though idk maybe i just dont listen to enough pop punk

Interesting.

I have been waiting for these guys to release something worthwhile... will check it out, nice review btw.

Decided to check out Spark on youtube. Really catchy song.

I liked this way more than l thought l would.

I loved this band as a teen! Might check this out. Good review.

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

I'm liking the album more and more after every listen!

The lyrics aren't bad actually, it always gets me when JT croons "I just wanna be something, cause anything is better then nothing" in Spark. I love the honesty that stems off from these songs.

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so many things wrong here like where da fuq do I even start I mean...none of this review, thread, users, what the fuck ever, is catering to old time sputnik lore and damnit this is unacceptable...if I was a moderator why I oughta!