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The Click Five: Modern Minds and Past Times…

Second albums always scare me a little bit. You can either self destruct into an array of boredom like Keane, peddle more of the same (even if it is pretty darn good) like the Scissters and The Killers, or totally excel at moving forward like Maroon 5. Of course it’s all a matter of opinion, but after playing La Click for a week, I’d say their sophomore set isn’t half bad. I was a tiny bit worried by several factors – the loss of aces Eric Dill, their morphing into Panic! At The Disco and the lacklustre first single Jenny. However, they manage to pull it all together for a cohesive set of pop rock tunes, that – while not matching the giddy heights of their excellent debut – sometimes sizzle with poptricity. First track Flipside establishes Kyle Patrick’s vocal style amid some da-do-da-do harmonies and a great catchy chorus that I was singing for ages afterwards. Jenny sounds much more accomplished within the confines of the album, as do mellower songs like Mary Jane and Empty – showing that someone in the group has recently had their heart broken. Things aren’t all doom and gloom however and there are singles a go go to be found in tracks like the pulsating almost electro Addicted To You and pseudo-disco beats of (whatelse?) Headlight Disco, which has my little tootsies a tapping. They even go a little bit rock on the driving When I’m Gone. A whole variety of styles are covered without the set feeling jarred or disrupted. Measured against their first album it’s not as good, but standing on it’s own I’m quite happy with the outcome.