Metro Station is a four piece group out of a Hollywood who probably owes a lot their success to both the synth driven pop of the eighties and present day pure pop bands such as All American Rejects, Phantom Planet, and Rooney. The released their eponymous debut full length, Metro Station (amazon) (itunes), last year, but they’ve recently jumped in popularity due to some solid radio play of their song Shake It. At times the album seems to get lost on its way, a bit too vanilla for some music fans, yet at others their potential shines through with infectious hooks and clever and sublimely melodic lyrics.
mp3 : Metro Station - Shake It
mp3 : Metro Station - California
Honestly, at times when I was listening to this album, I had to check and make sure this wasn’t a spin off band from All American Rejects. The cleverly infused eighties sensibilities on some tracks is one of the main differences between the bands and it serves to give Metro Station something that sets them just apart from all the other copy cat bands riding the pop rock bandwagon. Listen to the opening of Shake It and tell me that it wouldn’t fit perfectly with some Miami Vice suits and a load of neon effects in the best music video of 1983. I also love the call and response sections. Simply a fine example of what well executed pop can be {not the dreary music that passes for pop on most top 40 radio stations}.
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