Music review: Fall Out Boy – ‘American Beauty/American Psycho’
An oddly titled album makes for an engaging set of diverse arrangements from Fall Out Boy.
Following up on the gold-certified success of the quartet蘑菇视频 last release, the pop-punk band蘑菇视频 sixth studio effort delivers a refreshing slap in the face with its sweeping pop hooks, punchy punk guitar chords, soaring choruses and palpable lyrics.
After a brief hiatus, Fall Out Boy returned in 2013 and hit No. 1 on Billboard蘑菇视频 album chart with 鈥淪ave Rock and Roll,鈥� fueled by the single 鈥淢y Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up).鈥� Bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz pens 11 tracks that take listeners on a chaotically stimulating roller coaster ride with lead vocalist Patrick Stump turning in one of his finest vocal performances.
The album opener, 鈥淚rresistible,鈥� is an arena-sized anthem that sounds a lot like Coldplay on steroids with its flare for the dramatic and moody presence, while the title track about a fatal attraction is as tumultuous as it is contagiously appealing.
With the slick, sophisticated style of Maroon 5, 鈥淯ma Thurman鈥� is as fetching as the actress the song is named after.
The number also includes a sampling of the indelible theme from 鈥淭he Munsters鈥� and references Thurman蘑菇视频 famous dance scene with John Travolta in 鈥淧ulp Fiction.鈥�
The album also includes an alternative version of 鈥淚mmortals,鈥� first released for Disney蘑菇视频 鈥淏ig Hero 6鈥� animated adventure.
鈥淎merican Beauty/American Psycho鈥� provides a creative canvas for Fall Out Boy to paint an 11-song dialogue that stands up next to the band蘑菇视频 best pieces of work.