Sorority Noise – You’re Not As ______ As You Think
The band’s third album, You’re Not As _____ As You Think, is a pop album steeped in the traditions of emo and pop punk, with big layered choruses offset by minimalist bridges, all in service of a record that’s basically a how-to guide for grief. Close your eyes and you can picture the band jumping up and down on a stage, blasting through a noise tinged pop punk song. It’s a joyous little scene that makes it possible for a line about Boucher’s friend hanging himself to go in one ear and out the other. But if you catch it, it doesn’t ruin the mood. With an aching, plainspoken delivery, Boucher contemplates faith and mortality in the face of tragedy and mourning. Unlike a lot of what has often clogged the emo genre, the sadness here is genuine, but Sorority Noise refuse to wallow in it. The strength behind the album is in stressing the importance of keeping things in perspective.
4 of 5 stars
