I’ve heard about these guys since their EP Release of “Put Up or Shut Up,” and ever since I’ve fallen in love (no homo).  Their sound definitely blends well in today’s “glamour” pop/rock, exceeding those who just focus on their emo-hair styles complementing a V-neck t-shirt.

These guys are young, catchy, and about to bring back the cheesy pop/rock songs into the world.

Here’s my track to track review on All Time Low’s newest release Nothing Personal:

“Weightless” is the introduction to the album as well as the band’s first single.  What can I say?  After about 2 listens, I already had the chorus memorized in my head, but it’s a something you won’t mind singing mindlessly when going walking down the street.  A definite solid opener for the album.

“… you were fake, I was great, NOTHING PERSONAL” is part of the first couple lines in the second track “Break Your Little Heart,” which to me, in my opinion, was the actual true kickoff to the entire album.  I was a little skeptical in the intro and verse, but come the chorus, All Time Low do what they do best and deliver the in-your-face chorus that you can’t help but to love.  The song definitely grew more and more on me, becoming  one of my favorite tracks off their album.

No surprise that “Damned If I Do Ya (Damned if I Don’t)” would be the band’s next single.  The song has all the elements to have radio listeners requesting this song over and over again.  It’s absolute ear candy.

“Lost in Stereo.” This track is probably my least favorite off the entire album.  I will admit that it’ll definitely be a crowd favorite because it’s so big and has that anthem appeal, specifically the part in the chorus when there’s the repeating chant,”Lost in stereo, lost in stereo!”  Prepare to scream your hearts out at the next All Tiime Low show you go to, kids.

I didn’t even pick this up until my good friend told me: “Stella” is about drinking, more than likely referring to the beer Stella Artois (duh, no shit).  I guess you can say the admirer for this Stella is…. love drunk?

All Time Low have a soft spot, some dark secrets, and can be serious at times…. but not too serious, don’t worry.  Exposing some insecurities and the fact that things aren’t always glamorous comes from the next track “Sick Little Games.” Although it taps into what may seemingly be a touchy subject, the song still fits in well with the album’s upbeat and light hearted vibe.

All Time Low will party city after city after city…. and they don’t care if you’re there or not.  “Hello Brooklyn” is the personal invite to join All Time Low in celebrating their adventures that lead them to “London, Tokyo, Boston, ‘Frisco….” and so on and so forth.

“Walls” explores young love’s journey up to when fate finally ends it.  There is the realization that things change and that life and love must goes on, a message conveyed through the song’s powerful presence with lines saying,”…together we’ll move on, just don’t turn around… let the walls break down.”  The song brings forth a more meaningful and emotional side to the band.

On that note, the next song “Too Much” ties in perfectly to this more serious theme that is being unveiled.  This song is the most different on the album, taking on more of the electronica sound with its constant bass drum and various synthesized effects.  “Too Much” again discusses the unfortunate end of young love but on a more sympathetic level with admitting mistakes and realizing the faults.   Although it’s different, the song is probably on my top of favorite songs on the album, probably for the soul fact that it IS different, and shows a newer side to what this band is capable of.

Bouncing back into the poppy rock that we all know love comes “Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal.” A solid “in-between” song in the album, one that could easily be looked over.  I gave it a chance, of course, and surprisingly found that it holds one of the catchiest chorus on the entire album.  But really, it’s nothing too special, but would be a good song to see live regardless.

Put on your dance shoes, grab a drink, gather your friends, and throw a party.  Party.  Party all fucking night.  Here is your next  drinking anthem; your next party karoke song.  It’s cool, it’s energetic, it’s a positive atmosphere.  Ladies and gents, here is when we get crunked: “A Party Song (Walk of Shame).”

You always want to leave that lasting impression when concluding an album, and I think that’s what All Time Low exactly do.  In this sea of partying, drinking, love and relationships, their closing track “Therapy” shows that this band is human.  They’re not perfect, they’re young, and they’re exactly like you and me.

Although it’s cheesy and nothing ground-breaking, Nothing Personal is the result of four young boys seizing the opportunity to show the music industry something that not many artists do, and that’s being themselves.   This album may not have exceeded their last album, but you gotta admit it’s a catchy and solid, solid pop rock album.  You will not help but to listen from start to finish, but I warn you to try and not to listen to this album too much, because it’s one of those easy listens that you can get tired of really, really quick.  Hey, nothing personal.

Thought this was a cool little guest appearance… here’s Alex Gaskarth from All Time Low singing the ending chorus to Fall Out Boy’s “Grand Theft Autumn (Where is Your Boy)” during Fall Out Boy’s set.

Entertaining music videos, catchy tunes, boyish charm… I think these guys are on to something.

News Just In: All Time Low is being held hostage

I kind of had high hopes for All Time Low’s new album Nothing Personal, due out July 7th, but judging from their songs “Weightless” and their newest release “Damned if I Do Ya (Damned if I Dont),” I can’t quite count on anything too different from their last LP So Wrong, It’s Right.

Don’t get me wrong, these kids aren’t out to make ground-breaking music to change the world, they’re here for one reason and reason only: to make the catchiest pop rock music that will never leave your head while you’re out partying or blaring music from the car stereo.

To hear All Time Low’s new song (a.k.a you’re next summer anthem) click pic above.

Live from mtvU’s 2009 Movies and Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion, check out All Time Low perform their brand new single, “Weightless” and their oldie-but-goodie “Jasey Rae” (Click each song title to see the performance of that given song).

To see more performances at this year’s Movies and Music Festival from the likes of Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy and more, click here!

So basically All Time Low has teamed up with Glamour Kills Clothing to create NothingPersonalOnline.com, a “twitter” – esque website where you can leave comments (cruel or not) with the ending statement: nothing personal.

Click here to check it out!

All Time Low is one of those bands you can’t help not to like. Their catchy hooks and energy will keep you wanting more. In 2007, they released the album, “So Wrong, It’s Right”, which peaked at number 62 on Billboards Top 200 and featured the popular song “Dear Maria”. Well it looks like All Time Low is back with another hit entitled “Weightless“, click the picture above and take a listen.

Sidenote: Did you know All Time Low got their name from the New Found Glory song “Head on Collision“? I know random, but I had to say it.

Lyrics for Weightless:
Manage me,
I’m a mess,
turn a page,
I’m a book half unread,
I want to be laughed at,
laughed with,
just because,
I want to feel weightless,
and that should be enough,
but I’m stuck in this fucking rut,
waiting on a second hand pick-me-up,
and I’m over getting older,
If I could just find the time,
then I would never let another day go by,
I’m over getting old,
Maybe its not my weekend,
but its gonna be my year,
I’m so sick of,
watching while the minutes pass,
as I go nowhere,
and this is my reaction,
to everything I fear,
’cause I’ve been going crazy,
I don’t want to waste another minute here,
Make believe,
that I impress,
that every word,
by design turns a head,
I wanna feel reckless,
wanna live it up,
just because,
I want to feel weightless,
’cause that would be enough,
If I could just find the time,
then I would never let another day go by,
I’m over getting old,
Maybe its not my weekend,
but its gonna be my year,
I’m so sick of,
watching while the minutes pass,
as I go nowhere,
this is my reaction,
to everything I fear,
’cause I’ve been going crazy,
I don’t want to waste another minute here,
This could be all I’ve waited for,
this could be everything and I don’t want to dream anymore,
Maybe its not my weekend,
but its gonna be my year
and I’ve been going crazy,
I’m stuck in here…
Maybe its not my weekend,
but its gonna be my year,
I’m so sick of,
watching while the minutes pass,
as I go nowhere,
this is my reaction,
to everything I fear,
’cause I’ve been going crazy,
I don’t want to waste another minute here,

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