There For Tomorrow - The Verge
There For Tomorrow have reached the typically tricky second major label album, and triumphed, in a way.
They have avoided making an album that fails to live up to their previous album, but have followed a similar formula.
A Little Faster (seen as their debut, but actually their second), was a good album, but again failed to really make them a big name in the scene.
As it stands, The Verge may push them further into an over-saturated scene with one defining feature.
There For Tomorrow do what they do better than most. Yes, it's being done by a lot of bands, but not this tightly.
It's well-produced, whilst remaining gritty and dark, but doesn't feel like much of a progression from their debut.
You do get the impression of a live show rather than a band locked up in a studio, but this is quite by-the-numbers.
Their debut, in all honesty, was a similar album. There were some great tracks (here, songs like 'Nowhere BLVD' and '18' stand out as brilliant), but it didn't feel particularly fresh.
It's not always important to be completely original, and it won't hurt There For Tomorrow's chances of making it.
'BLU' does show that there's more to There For Tomorrow than huge riffs and big choruses.
An utterly beautiful ballad from start to finish, it shows Maika Maile's impressive vocal skills and makes this album seem like something special, just for a moment.
The Verge cements what A Little Faster hinted, which is that There For Tomorrow have some incredible, big songs.
Whilst it's not groundbreaking, it still sounds great. A Little Faster introduced them to a wider audience, and The Verge may just do enough to take them further.
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