Music Review: Taking Back Sunday

"Passion over consequence, since when did the latter take the lead?"

                                                     -"Swing" from New Again

 I first heard of Taking Back Sunday as I was going through TV channels, and one of their videos was being played on Fuse. The video was of one of the band's more popular songs, "Liar (It Takes One to Know One)." I looked the band up on YouTube and almost immediately came across "MakeDamnSure." These two songs got me hooked to the band, and they're both from their third album Louder Now.

Taking Back Sunday has been one of my favorites band since I first heard of them. As of today, I am the proud owner of Louder Now and New Again on vinyls. I wouldn't say that they have a completely original sound or style, but something about them really clicks with me. Almost every song I've heard from them has been stuck in my head at some point. Each song on these two albums tells something different, and the lyrics are something I really appreciate. I feel like they actually care some sort of meaning. For example, here's the first stanza of "Miami" from Louder Now:

The whole truth and nothing but the truth

Stop me if you've heard this one before

The whole truth is nothing but a good excuse

So long as you don't torture me with my past

Let's be honest; a secret silenced is a secret safe

There's honesty in that stanza, and that's something that I like a lot. A lot of the band's lyrics are like this. They tell a story that holds something that anyone can relate to even though it's in the context of the song. So for those of you who are into alternative rock or are just curious to listen to them, I highly recommend Taking Back Sunday.

Here are the links to some of my favorites:

"Liar (It Takes One to Know One)" from Louder Now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6I25ByB7hE

"MakeDamnSure" from Louder Now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ldjbjwim4k

"Swing" from New Again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UUlgGdLFs

"Sink into Me" from New Again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryWV7LsF-ps

"Miami" from Louder Now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH7Ew853ciI

 "Twenty Twenty Surgery" from Louder Now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t21itSm_QIM