Driven Far Off

You can read this weeks staff recommendations below.

Katie Arsenult: All Time Low.
Paul Bruens: Nevertheless, Jonezetta.
Bryce Jacobson: Pick up this years best pop-rock album, Boys Like Girls.
Michael Schneider: This Providence
Mike Duncan: Cassino, Matchbook Romance – This week Matchbook Romance’s sophomore album, Voices, has been in heavy rotation for me. Even though I have owned this record since its release on Valentine’s Day of this year, it had not sunk in until now. The reason being that it was such a drastic change from Stories and Alibis, which has always been one of my favorites. I gave Voices a second chance, which turned into a third chance, which turned into a fourth and a fifth… The fact is that this is not an album that should be overlooked. Matchbook Romance took a chance with the direction of this disc and took some stabs for it, but I found that if you listen to it a few times and let it hit you, their new sound begins to take on its own shape and you depend less on your expectations. I love how dark the whole album sounds; it has really been gearing me up for Halloween.