Quick Review (150 words or less) Set Your Goals This Will Be the Death of Us (Epitaph 09)
Finally, a band has caught my interest both musically and intellectually. Set Your Goals has found a way to make conscious music fun, to play and to listen to, and that is a quality you'd be hard pressed to find in new music today. While this disc is loaded with appearances from guest artists, none more awesome than Hayley Williams (Paramore, "The Few that Remain"), this Bay Area sextet can still hold their own. The booklet, lyrics and descriptions provided by frontmen Jordan Brown and Matt Wilson, is loaded with intelligent commentary on everything from the record/music industry ("The Fallen...") to over consumption and pollution ("Gaia Bleeds (Make Way for Man"). SYG remain poppy and fun, still provide a hardcore element and wrap it all up with catchy vocal patterns and engaging lyrics. A true grandslam - I await their next album oh so impatiently.
Final: 9.5 out of 10
Tracks to Check Out: "Equals" "Gaia Bleeds (Make Way for Man)"
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