Move Along by All-American Rejects (The) (CD, Aug-2005, Phantom Records (England))

Album Features
UPC:	602498831229
Artist:	All-American Rejects (The)
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2005
Record Label:	Phantom Records (England)
Genre:	Alternative, Rock & Pop

Details
Distributor:	Phantom Import Distributi
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	DDD

Album Notes
Hampered for some time by the implosion of their label Dreamworks, Oklahoma's All-American Rejects finally followed up their self-titled 2002 debut three years later. Happily, MOVE ALONG sounds like almost no time at all had passed between outings. Kicking off with the brash punk-pop of the first single, "Dirty Little Secret" (which features a killer distorted guitar riff), MOVE ALONG keeps things lively. The songs are short and the choruses are tailor-made for shouting along with, as people undoubtedly will. As before, co-leader Nick Wheeler decorates the songs with more odd touches than one would expect from an otherwise straightforward pop-punk band, layering sitar, banjo, theremin and hip-hop-flavored electronic beats into songs that otherwise sound little different from the likes of Blink-182 or Good Charlotte. Highlights include the sneering "Stab My Back," and the flamenco-inflected rocker "Top of the World."

Editorial Reviews
...boasts the same infectious bouoyancy that made 2002's Swing, Swing a hit. - Grade: B plus
Entertainment Weekly

Tyson Ritter is an Oklahoma heartthrob in the spirit of Taylor Hanson, with a boyish croon that soars sky-high over a sun shower of multitracked guitars... - Grade: B
Spin