![]() ![]() The contrast is a lot more effective in songs like “You’re a God,” and one of my personal favorites, “Finding Me.” Both have a very warm reassuring tone, and are catchy enough by far to qualify as radio singles. The album kicks off with the current single, “We Are.” It’s a well-written power pop song, but the appearance of heavy guitars at the beginning makes the arrival of the chorus somewhat anticlimactic. I’m inclined to see that as an improvement the songs just wouldn’t seem complete without a powerful sound. I’m told this album utilizes electric guitars much more than the band’s early releases. ![]() But the repetition is somehow overshadowed by the delicate harmonies and simple but skillful guitar parts. To make matters worse, all the songs sound extremely similar, with choruses that always get louder with lyrical phrases that always get shorter and always get held longer. It has the derivative pop structures that usually make me despise an album. I’m not quite sure why I like this CD so much. The result is a little shallow, but it’s extremely pleasant and one of the catchiest albums of the year. ![]() KatzĪfter many hours in the laboratory trying to combine the guitar pop hooks of Matchbox 20 with the dulcet vocals of Duncan Sheik, scientists have created Vertical Horizon’s new album, Everything You Want. ALBUM REVIEW Vertical Horizon: Everything You Want Fiendishly addictive pop By Daniel J. ![]()
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