I really enjoyed BYOB's first self-titled offering. It was very raw and packed with energy, however its obvious highlights lay in the more mature tracks of Adventure and October First Account.
Upon hearing the first tracks made avalible to listen from this album on the band's myspace, I was left dissapointed. It appeared to a slightly inferior clone of the first album. However after finnaly getting this album and after a few listens, it is easy from the opener, 'Black Hole', to see how the songwriting even on the raw, punkier tracks has matured.
Particular highlights of this album are the charming tale of homicide 'Becky', 'The Kelly Affair', 'You're a Waste' and,…
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