Album Review: Every Avenue - Bad Habits

Consistency is a trait that is sought after by bands, yet it can ultimately doom them. If a band sticks to their same classic sound, they know they won't alienate their fanbase. But even while the fans are asking for a familiar sound, they're still looking for something new. While Every Avenue is still very much the same band as they were when they released their excellent Fearless Records debut Shh...Just Go With It, they've expanded their sound just enough to refrain from boring listeners. The extremely poppy hooks remain, but the band often embraces a more aggressive sound on Bad Habits, varying enough from the band's previous works to remain fresh while sticking to their pop-rock roots.

First Five Warped Bands Announced

Warped Tour is announcing their bands a little bit differently this year. Every week from now until late March they will be announcing about five bands a week, with the main stage bands coming last. The first five announced are Every Avenue, Go Radio, Dance Gavin Dance, We Came As Romans, and The Word Alive. Every Avenue is extremely solid pop-rock in the All Time Low vein, and will be releasing their third record around that time. Go Radio includes Jason Lancaster, ex singer of Mayday Parade, and creates music as good if not better than Mayday Parade's A Lesson In Romantics. DanceGavinDance is intriguing due to the return of one of my favorite singers, Jonny Craig, back to the band. However, after seeing him with Emarosa last year I do not have any intention of wanting to see him. We Came As Romans and The World Alive are basically generic metalcore (WCAR with synth/autotune). The first five bands are solid, as I would see Every Avenue and Go Radio, though I'm hoping for some can't miss bands later on.