Designing a Nervous Breakdown Welcome to the world of emo power-pop.
Combining the whimsy of The Rentals
and the typical Get Up Kids
emoting, The Anniversary seem to go to the emo well a little
too often, pulling out words like "scared" and "run"
on a pretty regular basis. Manly? Not really. The first few
songs seem original, but become less so as they slog through
a very similar sounding second half.
Your Majesty This one is less swinging than their debut,
Designing a Nervous Breakdown, eliminating the wacky keyboard
and going after a more authentic, retro sound. They end up
sounding more like Koufax or some
sauced-up Brit band on a Weezer
bender. Despite the more mature sound, they seem to be taking
themselves less seriously trying to carve their own niche
in the overcrowded indie-pop landscape--with mixed results.
