Whoever She Is

All Time Low have proven time and time again that they can write well, both musically and lyrically. So hearing that every track is co-wrote makes me a little upset. I have not heard the new album but I do have it pre-ordered and I am looking forward to it. While So Wrong, It's Right was not a very diverse album, it was solid. The lyric mesh well with the lyrics to the point of drum beats and guitar build up matching the heart beats of the 'characters' in the song (listen to Remembering Sunday, you'll hear it). Weightless was a great, uplifting, relatable song that seemed to get fans excited to jump on board for the new album. Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't) got mixed reviews however, and while having a diverse album is great, and could really show the range that I know they have, it very easily could hurt them. Be honest with yourself, you don't want another Party Scene or So Wrong, It's Right; you already know those albums and love them, so a second one would just kill everything. New is great, new is what you expect from a young band. They are still growing as people and as musicians, hell I'm pretty sure Alex is still going through puberty, naturally this causes an shift in music. If every song is co-written, how much of that change is them and how much is the producer? I would rather wait another two or three months and get an All Time Low album then get an All Time Low, plus Producer A, plus Producer B, plus Producer C album. If this is the working of the record label or the band, we will probably never know, but it this is label pressure, then that untitled song they were playing on the Sell Outs tour, deserves to be on this album. It may have been the only true, honest ATL song on there. We, as a fan community, have heard the lyrics the Alexander William Gaskarth has written, and we have fallen in love with them. We have heard the voice that he possesses. We have heard the amazing ability to put chords, which in some cases could never work, together that Jack Barakat has. We have felt the bass lines pump through our chests like heartbeat that connects us to Zack Merrick. We have all at some point air-drummed along with the amazing Rian Dawson. I don't know about everyone else but I expect a band to build on what they have released, and release something bigger and better. But what if I heard Matt Squire's take on that and not Alex's or Jack's or any one in the bands? Don't get me wrong I love Matt Squire, he is an idol of mine, but I bought Nothing Personal to hear the evolution of those four guys, not Matt. The article left me weary about a new album, and a little scared for it. Hopefully, it won't disappoint, but I guess I'll have to wait and see.