Everybody get down! I actually first heard of Metro Station on iTunes as part of a free download on new music Tuesday. The song that they were giving away was Shake it! And let me tell you I did shake it! Perhaps that was a little TMI! But I really liked it, and added it to my playlist when I was at the gym doing that crazy cardio. So when I was given the opportunity to review this CD I was stoked.
Metro Station is a fairly new band comprised of Mason Musso-vocals/guitar, Trace Cyrus-vocals/guitar, (yes, that's right CYRUS, will the talent in that family ever cease???)Blake Healy-programming/additional production, and Anthony Improgo-drums.
This CD has a really cool Electro/Pop feel to it, it makes you wanna get up and dance, or at least bop your head to the sounds of Control, which is track 2, even as I am listening to this I am tapping my foot, "take it off, let's just touch, I'm coming down, bring me up, take it off, let's just touch..." These boys also have a little fixation of taking clothes off, it's cool, and it makes for good music. This "stripping" effect is also featured in Wish We Were Older "I know you're dying to take off your clothes, just trust in me...you kiss my lips and taste my pain". That is pretty nice writing, which all the songs on this album were written by Metro Station, except for True To Me.
I also really like the fact that they will "swim the ocean" for Kelsey, it is pretty sweet as love song to a gal named Kelsey. (I want someone to swim the ocean for me! again, TMI!!!)
I'm also not sure about the ages of these guys, but they do have a couple of tracks that indicate that they may be on the young side, such as: Seventeen Forever, and Wish We Were Older.
Age aside, these guys are really talented and I wish them success. Check them out, and let me know what you think...
metrostationmusic.com
tracks on self-titled album:
1. ...seventeen forever 6. now that we're done
2. control 7. true to me
3. kelsey 8. tell me what to do
4. shake it 9. california
5. wish we were older 10. disco...
-krista
