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Back in 2014 when 5 Seconds of Summer were a punky boy-band upstart opening for One Direction, the Australian quartet's name evoked a sun-soaked blast of irreverent teen giddiness -- like cranking Green Day's Dookie out of your car's speakers on the final trip to the beach with your friends before school started. As they've matured and embraced more elements of contemporary pop and electronic dance music, the group's name has felt more akin to spending languid days in one's room or walking the beach alone after a rough breakup. It's a particularly ruminative and introspective vibe they sink into on their streamlined fifth album, 2022's wryly titled 5SOS5. Gone are the crunchy electric guitars and snarky, nose-ringed sassiness that marked early hits like "She's Kinda Hot." Instead, the band craft sad romantic anthems built on shimmering synths, pulsing beats, and, in the case of the lead-off track "Complete Mess," a warmly arpeggiated bassline and R&B-esque fingersnaps over which singer Luke Hemmings croons about heartbreak and the fleeting evanescence of Heaven. Much of the album brings to mind the Weeknd's distinctive brand of atmospheric pop -- songs shot through with a yearning, after-hours regret and spiritual modern-rock uplift. Interestingly, while never explicitly addressing religion, cuts like "Me Myself & I," "Take My Hand," and "Bad Omens," conjure an emotional midway point between songs about faith and songs about relationships. There are also some nice hooks here, and tracks like the gothy, electro-inspired "You Don't Go to Parties" and the shoegaze-leaning "Haze" reveal the group's continued interest in mining '90s alt-rock sounds.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Neal Avron, Engineer - Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, VocalProducer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Instrumentation, Performance, Programming - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Performance - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Performance - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass, Performance - Scott Skrzynski, Assistant Mixer - Tim Nelson, Additional Production - Jacob Munk, Engineer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Spike Stent, Engineer - Chris Kasych, Engineer - James Krausse, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Courtney Ballard, Engineer - Matthew Pauling, Engineer - Tyler Spry, Additional Production - Jacob Munk, Engineer - Matt Wolach, Assistant Mixer - Chris Bennion, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Jason Evigan, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer, VocalProducer - Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Spike Stent, Engineer - Sarah Hudson, Composer - James Abrahart, Composer, Background Vocals - Michael Clifford, Keyboards, Background Vocals - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Matthew Pauling, Engineer - Rafael Fadul, Engineer - Matt Wolach, Assistant Mixer - Lionel Crasta, Engineer, VocalProducer - Cameron Hogan, Engineer - Mark Schick, Guitar - Jackson Rau, Engineer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Jason Evigan, Composer, Producer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Engineer - Mick Coogan, Composer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, VocalProducer - Jon Bellion, Composer, Producer - Chris Kaysch, Engineer - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Pete Nappi, Composer, Producer - Matthew Pauling, Engineer - Rafael Fadul, Engineer - Lionel Crasta, Engineer, VocalProducer - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer - Cameron Hogan, Engineer - Jackson Rau, Engineer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Neal Avron, Engineer - Chris Kasych, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - Calum Hood, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Scott Skrzynski, Assistant Mixer - Matthew Pauling, Engineer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Neal Avron, Engineer - Chris Kasych, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass - Scott Skrzynski, Assistant Mixer - Sierra Deaton, Composer - Matthew Pauling, Engineer, VocalProducer - Jacob Munk, Engineer - Zander Caruso, Additional Production
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Rob Kinelski, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Programmer, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Drums - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Calum Hood, Keyboards, Bass - Sierra Deaton, Composer, Background Vocals - Michael Pollack, Composer, Keyboards - Zander Caruso, Producer, Programmer, Instrumentation - Eli Heisler, Assistant Mixer - Andy Inadomi, Engineer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Michael Freeman, Mixer - Chris Kasych, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals - 5 Seconds Of Summer, Producer, Programmer, Instrumentation, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass - Matthew Pauling, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Instrumentation
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Spike Stent, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Guitar, Background Vocals - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Guitar, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass - Matt Wolach, Assistant Mixer - Elijah Noll, Composer - Kevin McCombs, Engineer, Additional Production - Colin 'DOC' Brittain, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Instrumentation, VocalProducer - 'Doc' Brittain, Composer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Spike Stent, Engineer - Peter Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Drum Programmer - Michael Clifford, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass - Matthew Pauling, Engineer - Jake Torrey, Composer, Additional Production - Jacob Scesney, Saxophone - Matt Wolach, Assistant Mixer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - JOHN FELDMANN, Composer, Producer, Programmer, Instrumentation - Spike Stent, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Scot Stewart, Engineer - Michael Bono, Engineer - Dylan McLean, Engineer - Matt Wolach, Assistant Mixer - Josh Thornberry, Engineer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - JOHN FELDMANN, Producer - Michael Freeman, Mixer - Chris Kasych, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Brian Dales, Composer - Scot Stewart, Engineer - Dylan McLean, Engineer - Josh Thornberry, Engineer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Spike Stent, Engineer - Chris Kasych, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass - Sarah Aarons, Composer - Matt Wolach, Assistant Mixer - wylie hopkins, Producer, Programmer, Instrumentation
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Spike Stent, Engineer - Chris Kasych, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Programmer, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Matt Wolach, Assistant Mixer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Michael Freeman, Mixer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass - Sarah Aarons, Composer - Matthew Pauling, Engineer - Zander Caruso, Drum Programmer - Andi Inadomi, Engineer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Engineer - SLY, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, Instrumentation - Rami Yacoub, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Instrumentation - Brian Lee, Composer - Michael Clifford, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals - Calum Hood, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Matthew Pauling, Engineer - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Nick Long, Composer - Michael Freeman, Mixer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Zander Caruso, Additional Programmer, Drum Programmer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael Score, Composer - Paul Reynolds, Composer - Francis Reynolds Maudsley, Composer - Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Spike Stent, Engineer - Michael Clifford, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Instrumentation - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Composer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass - Tyler Spry, Additional Production - Jacob Munk, Engineer - Matt Wolach, Assistant Mixer - Alistair James Score, Composer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Chris Gehringer, Engineer - Michael Freeman, Mixer - Michael Clifford, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals - 5 Seconds Of Summer, MainArtist - Ashton Irwin, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals - Luke Hemmings, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Calum Hood, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Bass - Jacob Munk, Engineer - Elijah Noll, Composer, Lead Vocals - Kevin McCombs, Engineer, Additional Production - Colin 'DOC' Brittain, Producer, Programmer, Instrumentation, VocalProducer - Colin ‘DOC’ Brittain, Composer
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Album review
Back in 2014 when 5 Seconds of Summer were a punky boy-band upstart opening for One Direction, the Australian quartet's name evoked a sun-soaked blast of irreverent teen giddiness -- like cranking Green Day's Dookie out of your car's speakers on the final trip to the beach with your friends before school started. As they've matured and embraced more elements of contemporary pop and electronic dance music, the group's name has felt more akin to spending languid days in one's room or walking the beach alone after a rough breakup. It's a particularly ruminative and introspective vibe they sink into on their streamlined fifth album, 2022's wryly titled 5SOS5. Gone are the crunchy electric guitars and snarky, nose-ringed sassiness that marked early hits like "She's Kinda Hot." Instead, the band craft sad romantic anthems built on shimmering synths, pulsing beats, and, in the case of the lead-off track "Complete Mess," a warmly arpeggiated bassline and R&B-esque fingersnaps over which singer Luke Hemmings croons about heartbreak and the fleeting evanescence of Heaven. Much of the album brings to mind the Weeknd's distinctive brand of atmospheric pop -- songs shot through with a yearning, after-hours regret and spiritual modern-rock uplift. Interestingly, while never explicitly addressing religion, cuts like "Me Myself & I," "Take My Hand," and "Bad Omens," conjure an emotional midway point between songs about faith and songs about relationships. There are also some nice hooks here, and tracks like the gothy, electro-inspired "You Don't Go to Parties" and the shoegaze-leaning "Haze" reveal the group's continued interest in mining '90s alt-rock sounds.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:51
- Main artists: 5 Seconds Of Summer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2022 5SOS, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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