What I've Been Listening To

There are four albums I've picked up in the past 2-3 weeks, and here's my mini-reviews of them, as well as a track from each that I think you need to check out:

Breakout by Miley Cyrus

Snigger all you want, but Miley's got it goin' on. I fell in love with "See You Again" when it first came out, and so I had to get her first complete album as "herself" haha. This album is pretty amazing - just a good thing to pop in your CD player in your car and listen to on the way to work (I should know). Most of it is upbeat and along the same lines as "See You Again," but when she slows it down for a few songs and succeeds, showing she's not a one-trick pony. There's also a cover of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" which is a refreshing present-day take on it.

LISTEN TO: "Bottom of the Ocean"

Cartel by Cartel

I'm not sure where exactly I first heard of them, but I knew that I liked their music, and when it was on sale for $6.99 at Best Buy, I had to pick it up. This is pretty much your standard emo rock album, along the lines of October Fall or Fall Out Boy's Take This to Your Grave.

LISTEN TO: "Wasted"

Metro Station by Metro Station

Talent definitely runs in the family, as Trace Cyrus is a band member. This album is the closest thing aurally to Panic at the Disco's first album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out since that came out in 2005. It combines the emo rock genre with the techno genre smoothly - synths rule this CD and that makes it a rather good dance album. I put it on when I feel extremely happy (which is often) or when I feel like rocking out (which is also often).

LISTEN TO: "Disco"

A Little Bit Longer by the Jonas Brothers

Yea. I'm a Disney whore. Deal. This is veryveryveryvery similar to their first self-titled release with two exceptions: the songwriting is better overall, and they branch out and actually slow it down a bit for 2 or 3 songs. A few songs actually made me laugh out loud - the audacity of the lyrics is pretty great. Deff pick it up only if you like whiny boys singing. With angst at times. ANGST.

LISTEN TO: "Video Girl"