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On their 2013 album, Legendary, the Summer Set's bright and sparkling teen pop sounds like it was constructed from various parts discarded from Katy Perry sessions, given a bit of emo-pop grime, and then run through an Auto-Tuner. Not just the vocals, but everything. Even the bow tie lead singer Brian Dales sports on the back cover of the CD. Thanks to this process, every song sounds custom-built for the radio. Not just that, but every song sounds built to be played next to any kind of pop song circa 2013 (rap excepted). The big choruses are country-pop-friendly; the electronics that underpin everything are dance-around-your-bedroom-friendly; the guitars are a little bit crunchy in an emo-pop kind of way; and the vocals have a kind of yearning youthful-ish appeal. Add in the occasional moments of fun.-style dramatics (check "Rescue" for a song that was surely written after Some Nights hit) and you have genetically modified pop that should be a sure success. The only weird thing about the record is the lyrical content. Leaving aside the How I Met Your Mother references and the two James Dean references (including the incredibly misguided "And if I was James Dean/You could be my Audrey/'Breakfast at Tiffany's' for two"), there is a surprising amount of F-bombs and "adult" themes mixed in among the paeans to teenage love and cutting loose after school. It seems somewhat misguided to make a record that sounds like One Direction gone emo, then fill it full of words and concepts that are just slightly beyond the natural fan base your music so desperately courts. The overwhelming slickness of it all, and the awkward lyrics, makes the Summer Set's music pretty easy to pass by. There are lots of bands working the same turf, and doing it much more enjoyably.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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The Summer Set, MainArtist - Alexei Misoul, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Book, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist - John Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Kieth Follese, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ben Romans, ComposerLyricist - The Summer Set, MainArtist - Alexei Misoul, Producer - Dan Book, Producer - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Summer Set, MainArtist - Mighty Mike, Producer - Kevin Bard, ComposerLyricist - Michael McGarity, ComposerLyricist - Kim Viera, ComposerLyricist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist - John Gomes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Emily Wright, ComposerLyricist - Ian Kirkpatrick, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Summer Set, MainArtist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist - John Gomez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Andrew Dawson, Producer - Dia Frampton, FeaturedArtist - The Summer Set, MainArtist - Cady Groves, ComposerLyricist - Carrick Moore Gerety, ComposerLyricist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Summer Set, MainArtist - Alexei Misoul, Producer - Dan Book, Producer - Carrick Moore Gerety, ComposerLyricist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist - John Gomez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Chris Wallace, ComposerLyricist - Matt Radosevich, ComposerLyricist - The Summer Set, MainArtist - Matt Rad, Producer - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist - John Gomez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Summer Set, MainArtist - Alexei Misoul, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Book, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist - John Gomez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ian Kirkpatrick, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Summer Set, MainArtist - Kevin Bard, ComposerLyricist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist - John Gomez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Summer Set, MainArtist - Alexei Misoul, Producer - Dan Book, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alexei, ComposerLyricist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Summer Set, MainArtist - Stephen Gomez, Producer - Tarcy Devin Thomason, ComposerLyricist - Craig Ashley Calloway, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Summer Set, MainArtist - Jessica Bowen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Gomez, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist - John Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Josh Montgomery, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Summer Set, MainArtist - Jessica Bowen, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Gomez, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Dales, ComposerLyricist - John Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Josh Montgomery, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
On their 2013 album, Legendary, the Summer Set's bright and sparkling teen pop sounds like it was constructed from various parts discarded from Katy Perry sessions, given a bit of emo-pop grime, and then run through an Auto-Tuner. Not just the vocals, but everything. Even the bow tie lead singer Brian Dales sports on the back cover of the CD. Thanks to this process, every song sounds custom-built for the radio. Not just that, but every song sounds built to be played next to any kind of pop song circa 2013 (rap excepted). The big choruses are country-pop-friendly; the electronics that underpin everything are dance-around-your-bedroom-friendly; the guitars are a little bit crunchy in an emo-pop kind of way; and the vocals have a kind of yearning youthful-ish appeal. Add in the occasional moments of fun.-style dramatics (check "Rescue" for a song that was surely written after Some Nights hit) and you have genetically modified pop that should be a sure success. The only weird thing about the record is the lyrical content. Leaving aside the How I Met Your Mother references and the two James Dean references (including the incredibly misguided "And if I was James Dean/You could be my Audrey/'Breakfast at Tiffany's' for two"), there is a surprising amount of F-bombs and "adult" themes mixed in among the paeans to teenage love and cutting loose after school. It seems somewhat misguided to make a record that sounds like One Direction gone emo, then fill it full of words and concepts that are just slightly beyond the natural fan base your music so desperately courts. The overwhelming slickness of it all, and the awkward lyrics, makes the Summer Set's music pretty easy to pass by. There are lots of bands working the same turf, and doing it much more enjoyably.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:59
- Main artists: The Summer Set
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fearless Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2013 Fearless Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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