Addicted to This Addiction

Alkaline Trio – This Addiction

Back to basics for Chicago’s punk rockers means back to their best.

Goth punk rockers Alkaline Trio are back with studio album number seven and back to the ways of Maybe I’ll Catch Fire. This Addiction sees the band move away from making more melodic numbers as heard on more recent albums and back to simple generic jump around punk rock with dark lyrics.

This Addiction is everything that a punk-rock album should sound like with huge drum beats, fast paced power chords and sing-along choruses but as with all Alkaline Trio albums an underlying theme of misery and death. It’s not surprising though that this album is slightly more dark and depressing than it’s predecessors, with guitarist and one part of lead vocals Matt Skiba having a new subject to moan and groan about, divorce.

Right from the start of the album you will be jumping about and singing along to tracks like the album titled first single This Addiction and the catchy Draculina. The only problem with singing about dark, depressing subjects and playing generic rhythms is that every now and again previous material can be heard trying to escape. But don’t be a fool and let that put you off buying this album. After a decade and a half Alkaline Trio have finally found there true sound and it’s not worth missing.

4/5

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