Rival Town - Deadlines & Milestones

1. Twenty Years

2. Lie To Me

3. Potential

4. Runner Up

Rival Town have released their debut album titled "Deadlines & Milestones." This album has a very Pop Punk feel to it. Although the band seems to mix both the new pop punk style with the older, more pop driven style. The band has a similar style to that of Hit The Lights or maybe even City Lights, so if you like those bands, you could really like this album. They have done an alright job on this album. When looking at the recording quality of this album, it could certainly use some work. The album overall could be louder and the vocals could be as well. The instrumentation on this album is not bad, nothing special here, but the band can play. Now onto the vocals and the lyrics, the vocals on this album just sound weird. We are not a fan of the way the vocalist sings and his voice, it actually gets annoying and sounds off key at times. With the lyrics, the band targets subjects about being lied to, not being chosen by the girls and what life could be like in the future. These are subjects a lot of bands hit in their songs. A little more varied song subjects could help. If you are looking for a single to this album, give the song "Twenty Years" your attention as it best showcases this album as a whole. Rival Town have made a debut album that shows you the type of band these guys want to be. You can see the potential in the band and we hope they progress and really turn this into something. Good job for a debut. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it.

Genre: Pop Punk/Punk/Rock

Release Date: June 23rd, 2015

Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario

Label: None