Album Review

The Subways – It’s A Party

• 16th Jan 2012

Anyone who has heard of The Subways before will without a doubt know them for their big riffs, intertwining vocals and energetic performances. Unfortunately, It’s A Party is missing a lot of the key things we knew and loved about the band. Although there are some nice vocal harmonies in there, the lyrics leave a lot to be desired. The chorus’ main substance is “It’s A Party, and don’t you know it don’t get much better, we’re gonna make it such an awesome party and you should know it don’t get much sweeter”. Seriously?

The band manages to redeem themselves with a couple of remixes and bonus track, Psycho Collective. Psycho contains some of the heavier sounds The Subways are more commonly known for although it still isn’t very good. The vocals are out of tune at points and the track just sounds empty, like it’s been recorded with one mic in a rehearsal room or something. Who knows, maybe it was.