I'm definitely very much in the minority here, but this is hands down my favorite Saves The Day album. I always kind of saw Saves The Day as the band that was really good at making 3.5 albums and would probably always be that way even now. Still, I can't keep that notion alive when Sound The Alarm exists. It's not only the most mature work the band has ever done musically and lyrically, it's also an album that describes the crushing weight of a facade to hide personal problems about as well as anything out there. The music is typically upbeat, sometimes even downright cheery, but the lyrics are a constant stream of nihilism, suicidal ideation, and pleas for people to remember who they were once they were finally gone. The dichotomy is pretty blunt in this regard, but it works well because neither the music nor the lyrics could be described as complex or intricate. The simplicity and the straightforwardness of it all is its greatest virtue. Basically, if you're just getting home from a stay at the ward or a mental hospital, this is one of the last albums you should be listening to. Amazing, but boy is it draining.
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