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When recording tracks for the next installment of their Weekend EP series, the guys in Forever the Sickest Kids were so happy with the songs they were laying down that they decided to chuck the concept and just go ahead and record a full album instead. When you listen to the resulting self-titled record, you can hear why they felt that way, as the songs are the most fully realized of their short career. The pop songs are unapologetically catchy and simple, the ballads are heart-on-the-sleeve emotional, and the sound of the record is shiny, slick (in a good way), and arena-ready. Jonathan Cook's vocals sound more assured and punchy (and less Auto-Tuned this time out); his impassioned yelping on the rockers and his twee crooning on the ballads are one of the album’s highlights. Unfortunately, the lyrics he’s given himself to sing are generic at best, embarrassing at worst. Granted, you don’t come to emo pop for inspired poetry, but a level of wit or originality is a must if you want to stand out from the pack. Forever the Sickest Kids (and their producers) don’t do themselves any favors, either, by exhibiting the same lack of creativity; the arrangements, guitar sounds, and sonic tricks are all Emo Pop 101. Even the tracks where they try something a little interesting, like the club-friendly "Life of the Party," end up sounding clichéd and clumsy. The band should probably have just stuck to cranking out straightforward emo pop/rockers and let Cook's voice do the heavy lifting. As it stands here, maybe sticking to the EP concept would have been a better idea. Or better yet, taking a step away from aping trends and working on creating a unique sound. Until they do that, they’ll be mere pretenders with nothing but their enthusiasm and the occasional memorable tune to set them apart from the crowd of bands doing the same basic emo pop thing.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Forever The Sickest Kids, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Burns, ComposerLyricist - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist - Marc Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Kent Garrison, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Cook, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Forever The Sickest Kids, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Burns, ComposerLyricist - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist - Marc Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Kent Garrison, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Cook, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Jackson, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Caffrey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Forever The Sickest Kids, MainArtist - Ian Scott, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shep Goodman, Producer - Aaron Accetta, Producer - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist - Marc Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Cook, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Forever The Sickest Kids, MainArtist - Shep Goodman, Producer - Aaron Accetta, Producer - Geoff Rockwell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist - Marc Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Cook, ComposerLyricist - Kent Stump, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Zac Malloy, ComposerLyricist - Forever The Sickest Kids, MainArtist - Shep Goodman, Producer - Aaron Accetta, Producer - Geoff Rockwell, Producer - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist - Kent Stump, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Forever The Sickest Kids, Co-Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shep Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist - Marc Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Cook, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
C. Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Rasmus Bille Bähncke, ComposerLyricist - Miles Walker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Forever The Sickest Kids, MainArtist - Jared Scharff, ComposerLyricist - R. Golan, ComposerLyricist - D. Wilenski, ComposerLyricist - theSinglesClub, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Korneff, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Forever The Sickest Kids, MainArtist - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist - Marc Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Kent Garrison, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Cook, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bendeth, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, ComposerLyricist - Forever The Sickest Kids, MainArtist - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist - Marc Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Cook, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Jackson, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Forever The Sickest Kids, MainArtist - Ian Scott, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Caffrey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Forever The Sickest Kids, MainArtist - Shep Goodman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer - Caleb Turman, ComposerLyricist - Austin Bello, ComposerLyricist - Marc Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Cook, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
When recording tracks for the next installment of their Weekend EP series, the guys in Forever the Sickest Kids were so happy with the songs they were laying down that they decided to chuck the concept and just go ahead and record a full album instead. When you listen to the resulting self-titled record, you can hear why they felt that way, as the songs are the most fully realized of their short career. The pop songs are unapologetically catchy and simple, the ballads are heart-on-the-sleeve emotional, and the sound of the record is shiny, slick (in a good way), and arena-ready. Jonathan Cook's vocals sound more assured and punchy (and less Auto-Tuned this time out); his impassioned yelping on the rockers and his twee crooning on the ballads are one of the album’s highlights. Unfortunately, the lyrics he’s given himself to sing are generic at best, embarrassing at worst. Granted, you don’t come to emo pop for inspired poetry, but a level of wit or originality is a must if you want to stand out from the pack. Forever the Sickest Kids (and their producers) don’t do themselves any favors, either, by exhibiting the same lack of creativity; the arrangements, guitar sounds, and sonic tricks are all Emo Pop 101. Even the tracks where they try something a little interesting, like the club-friendly "Life of the Party," end up sounding clichéd and clumsy. The band should probably have just stuck to cranking out straightforward emo pop/rockers and let Cook's voice do the heavy lifting. As it stands here, maybe sticking to the EP concept would have been a better idea. Or better yet, taking a step away from aping trends and working on creating a unique sound. Until they do that, they’ll be mere pretenders with nothing but their enthusiasm and the occasional memorable tune to set them apart from the crowd of bands doing the same basic emo pop thing.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:59
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Forever The Sickest Kids
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2011 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2011 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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