Among my favorites in the world of pop punk, ranging from bands such as MxPx to Good Charlotte, All Time Low has made it into the Sara Hall Of Fame for pop punk music. Lets start with the opening track and first single, Weightless, an anthem for the teenage adolescence feeling down and out. The song is uplifting in a lot of ways. With the lyrics "Maybe it's not my weekend, but it's gonna be my year" it's clear to see that they aim to lift your spirits a bit.
For the past few years I've had to endure listening to acts such as The Maine and Metro Station and although both bands are catchy, All Time Low is a breath of fresh air in the pop punk scene of sorts. On reading fans responses about the new album a lot have said that the band needed to live up to their debut release The Party Scene and sophomore release after signing to Hopeless Records, So Wrong, It's Right. Although true that those two albums were what launched ATL (their sophomore release hit number 62 on the Billboard Top 200), Nothing Personal boasts a lot.
Tracks like Stella are evident of that. The song itself, to me, is reminiscent of bands like Bowling For Soup, with the upbeat sound that can get anyone jumping around.
By far my favorite track off of this album is Lost In Stereo. Nothing more can be said about this album, but I know this is for certain, All Time Low is going to be around for years to come because unlike every other cookie cutter so called pop punk act out in the world, these guys actually have a solid foundation of influences that show in their music.
Written by: Sara
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