Artist: The Working Title
Album: About Face
Label: Universal
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: July 18, 2006
Overall: 7.8
Music: 7.5
Lyrics: 8.5
Production: 9.0
The name “The Working Title” comes from the band’s wish to continue to evolve and progress as musicians. They held true to their namesake and progressed significantly from their last record. About Face is the world’s first taste of a full length Working Title album. Previously, the band had only a seven song EP entitled “Everyone Here Is Wrong” and while it was well received by critics and fans alike, it left listeners hungry for more. This time around, the band has chosen a more polished sound on their LP, and even went as far as reworking and perfecting three of the songs featured on their EP.
The best part about this record is easily the vocals as there is something incredibly emotional and touching about Joel Hamilton’s voice. He delivers honest and direct lyrics with the utmost sincerity. There are standout tracks like “Crash” which pulls you in within the first few seconds and the exceedingly emotional and epic “Turbulence” which encloses the album dramatically with the lyric “You have to be careful with my heart”?. With that being said, there are times when the record felt repetitive. There are parts on the album where some of the songs seem to drag along and blend together. By no means is About Face a bad record, but more diversity in the songs could have taken it from good to great.
Track Listing
1. About-Face
2. Nothing Less Radiant
3. P.S.
4. Glorious
5. Under the Ground
6. The Crash
7. Something She Said
8. Weigh Me Down
9. Never Run Again
10. The Mary Getaway (I Lost Everything)
11. Blind
12. There Is None
13. Enslaved
14. Turbulence
This is a great album. Every time I listen to it, it calms me down and it’s great cd to just sit back and relax. The music is unique and the vocals are outstanding.
His name is Joel not Josh just so ya know
This album is absolutely breathtaking.
Turbulence, by far, has been my favorite song upon accidentally discovering this CD, especially the emotional last-half.
Although there is a bit of repetition as far as acoustics and all around sound go, they come off to me as sort of a Christian band at some parts.
Vocals are amazing, digital mastering is fantastic, lyrics are honest and artful, and the acoustics are creative for the most part.
Mainstream will never realize what they’re (they’ve been) missing.