We the kings – Smile Kid.
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This, the second album from American four piece ‘We the kings’ is a mixed bag, a tale of two halves so to speak. The start of the album, tracks 1 through 4, ‘She takes me high’, ‘Promise the stars’ the first single, ‘Heaven can wait’ and ‘the story of your life’ are remarkably catchy little numbers that keep you singing along through them. When I listen to these first couple of tracks I want to put the windows down in my car and shout that summer is here!
The problem is, after then the album gets a bit boring and samey. I mean it’s not bad, it’s just safe. It doesn’t push the band to the extent I feel they could cope with, the harsh facts are, they are better than they show in the rest of this album. Point in note would be track 10 ‘We’ll be a dream’ is an interesting ballad collabaration with Demi Lovato (who after googling I find out is a ‘disney sensation’) But to me this track does little than showcase her talents more than the bands.
If you go and buy this album, you’ll probably find yourself doing as I do, skipping to track 12 (the bonus track, and recognisable single from previous self titled album, ‘Check yes Juliet’) and letting it place through to track 5, before doing the same again, not the best album, but could have been a decent EP.
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