You know when you were little, and adults looked like they had it all under control?
Then you were a teen, they were revealed to be less in control, some really screwed up, and you... You, YOU were holding it together in varying degrees, hoping you'd figure it out eventually.
And then at any point between 25 & 45 you have the hormonal drive of a teen but the pad and easy credit of a grown up, and were on or hungover from something light and recreational while lost over some girl or guy who broke your heart, and OH GOD THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EASIER!
Welcome to the world of The Airborne Toxic Event.
Airborne may be one of the last bands MTV/VH1 ever break for me. In the rush before work, the video for 'Sometime Around Midnight' was played during the few programming hours dedicated to music. It just grabbed me.. the sheer amount of feelings that one song generated, stopping me for a moment while I was on the rush to work. I was happy to hear them start popping up in other places. Seeing them on 'Friday Night Lights'.. altmusic heaven.
Did they or the album become one of my all time faves? Not quite. I think Airborne are a band you need to see live, and explore more of before becoming a true faithful, That being said, their debut is a rocking album, with good diversity. And any album with 'Sometime Around Midnight' on it gets a bump up out of the pretty darn good, to solid rock.
4 out of 5, with a recommendation for follow up exploration if you like your rock with all the feelings, decent use of strings, and no shame about either.
'Some Time Around Midnight'
'Happiness Is Overrated.
Artist: The Airborne Toxic Event
Album: The Airborne Toxic Event
Year: 2009
Date Listened in Tour: 8/14/2009
Rating: ****
Best Songs: 'Some Time Around Midnight', 'Happiness Is Overrated.
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