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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony (2008)


Their sixth album is their furthest removed from their original sound. It's far more accessible, and ready for mainstream rock radio than their best work, but it has some songs worth hearing. "Help Me" is a catchy single. "Into the Night" is probably the best song here, and bassist Dan Andriano's four tracks are all solid, especially "In Vein," and "Do You Want to Know." Corey Apar from AMG.com writes: "it's a little hard not to wish for more of that edgy bitterness to creep back into the songs, roughing things up a bit and adding some excitement to the mix. The album is still enjoyable and damn catchy in spots — but knowing as much as we do about this talented trio, it seems like it could have been so much better." That sums it up.

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