Rival Town - Make It Work

1. Closer

2. Subjective

3. Shot Down

4. Open Windows

5. See Through

6. Untitled

Rival Town have released their third album titled "Make It Work." This album is one that follows the bands previous as far as style and sound. These guys have pretty much a throwback sound to the early to mid 2000's pop punk and we love it. These guys have a similar sound to that of Cute Is What We Aim For and Hit The Lights, so if you like those artists, you could really like this new album. They have done a solid job here. When looking at the recording quality, the album has been recorded to a fairly decent standard. The instrumentation isn't bad but it is nothing to really raise an ear to. The band can certainly play well though. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are nice and clear so you can tell just what the vocalist is saying. Unfortunately the vocals don't sound like they have been recorded to the best quality but not bad all in all. With the lyrics, the band goes for messages of  relationships gone wrong, trying to find meaning in life and just the things young people deal with. This album seems like the lyricist is having a bit of trouble with girls and life. We know a lot of people can certainly relate to these lyrics and we like the route they took with them. If you are looking for a single to this album, give the song "Closer" your attention as we feel this best captures what the album is as a whole. Rival Town have made an album here that really shows off everything that this band is. They have something here that could make a lot of people react positively to them. With a tweak on the vocal effects, this could be a perfect album. We like it. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it.

Genre: Pop Punk/Punk/Rock

Release Date: October 20th, 2017

Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario

Label: Manic Kat Records