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20 November 2003
Tokyo Rose, Reinventing a Lost Art, (SideCho)
Just what the world needs -- another pop/punk/rock quartet with catchy hooks and a propensity for the melodramatic. Interested? Then check out New Jersey's Tokyo Rose and their debut full-length, Reinventing a Lost Art. Filled to overflowing with energetic drumming, punky riffs and vocal harmonies blatantly reminiscent of New Found Glory, you'll find lyrics like this: "The truth can't hide behind your eyes" and "Stop dreamin'/ Start bein'". Still interested? Formed in 2001, it's too early to tell whether Tokyo Rose will rise above or at least stand out amongst the legions of other Jersey pop/punk bands that have come before them. Reinventing a Lost Art doesn't reinvent anything. The art of the pop song is alive and well. All this band needs is time to develop their own formula, one that distinguishes them from the legions of other bands doing just what Tokyo Rose does. Back to the garage, boys.
— Christine Klunk
.: posted by Editor 3:27 PM
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