5SOS Rocks Out with ‘Sounds Good Feels Good’ (Review)
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Sounds Good Feels Good was released on Oct. 23 2015 (courtesy of the official 5sos website)
Five Seconds of Summer rose to international fame after touring with blockbuster boyband One Direction twice. After gaining success with their self-titled debut album and also went on an international arena tour this summer. The Australian pop rock group finally released their highly anticipated album, Sounds Good Feels Good.
The lead single “She Kinda Hot” is a grunge-inspired pop rock anthem that has crazy ad-libs and sound effects that makes the song and lyrics juvenile but also a fun song.
“Jet Black Heart” is a 5sos masterpiece. Band members Calum Hood and Michael Clifford both wrote this lyrically emotional rock song that delivers a torch to emotional pain and romance. Personally, this is probably the best song on this album.
The second single “Hey Everybody” samples the tune of “Hungry Like the Wolf” by Duran Duran. Lyrically the song expresses that the band members are fed up about having a dead weight job but are still broke and says that we as a society doesn’t need that lifestyle.
Even though pop punk isn’t really my genre of music, 5sos makes an exception with their playful lyrics and slick 90’s pop punk guitar riffs and vocals. There still room with improvement but at the rate this band will gain global status like One Direction.
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Megan L • Jan 6, 2016 at 8:43 am
Personally, 5 Seconds of Summer is my favorite band and this was an amazing album. I agree that they may not have the biggest fan base – mainly, I thing, because they are pop punk – but I think that the fact they have a growing fan base along with their songs showing a better meaning than most of the songs heard on the radio today can make a beneficial impact in the world – even if it is just to some people and not all.