A Day to Remember - What Separates Me From You
What Separates Me From You exceeds the previous releases with an improvement in regards to songwriting; seeming more precise and compressed delivering as much diversity as hooks without any holes left to be filled.
A Day To Remember’s new album What Separates Me From You debuted at #11 in the Top 200 Billboard Charts and beat Linkin Park, Foo Fighters and Paramore ranking #1 in the UK Rock album charts. The five members from ADTR have been very busy, releasing quality records and touring their asses off selling out shows globally includings every show on their 2010 UK tour. Predecessor Homesick sold nearly ¼ million albums in the US alone; with What Separates Me From You, ADTR seem to be taking things to the next level.
Produced by Andrew Wade and Chad Gilbert from New Found Glory and mixed by David Bendeth (Hawthorne Heights, Paramore), the album’s 10 tracks are a half hour of pure power. One word to sum up ADTR’s career and new album would be consistency. Staying true to their roots, the five-piece combine pop-punk and hardcore with breakdowns, screams and perfectly harmonized sing-along choruses. What Separates Me From You is a progression of their previous releases highlighting the bands perfection of their craft creating a fine balance between the heavy and catchy elements of their music. The album is packed with energy and passion to the extent that if one visualizes it live, it would illustrate an image of a crowd left breathless in more than one way. Although the album may be relatively short at just over 30 minutes, it qualitatively exceeds its length – 10 tracks of energetic hits. Lyrically Jeremy McKinnon effectively adds a lot of personality and character to the music. Storytelling and outlining experiences with countless ‘I’s’ in the first person perspective form, yet leaving ample space for personal interpretation.
The only aspect to mention that’s absent on the album is appealing snippets like the intro of “1958” on their debut And Their Name Was Treason but ADTR have progressed and developed for the better. What Separates Me From You exceeds the previous releases with an improvement in regards to songwriting; seeming more precise and compressed delivering as much diversity as hooks without any holes left to be filled. A Day To Remember have retained their musical integrity whilst expanding their sound. Respect.
(Victory Records)