Portable – Secret Life – Review

Portable

Secret Life (TVT)
by Tim Den

You know, the first few moments of this record had me hooked for a while. But as time went on, I realized that the vocals sound too Billy Joe Armstrong, the music is too Our Lady Peace/Creed, and the production is way too clean. What initially began as enthusiasm for a new heavily-distortionized pop band quickly became the fear of a dismal future as I saw the next four months turn into an endless repetition of the single “Help Yourself” (via bombardment from promotional media) in my prophetic visions. Allow me to quote The Simpsons: “Eeoooooowwww.” (tremble, tremble, cringe)
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