Nearly a decade removed from the super success of "Hey There Delilah," Plain White T's are beyond trying to replicate their breakthrough single, but they're not above swiping a few moves from other mainstream alt-rock groups that came in their wake either.
American Nights, arriving almost five years after 2010's Wonders of the Younger, finds the band copping a bit of Vampire Weekend's worldbeat on "Heavy Rotation" and doing the Mumford & Sons stomp on "Dance Off Time," forgivable feints to fashion that the group nevertheless pulls off with some aplomb (and they're better than the weak-tea pseudo-reggae swoon of "Someday You're Gonna Love Me").
Most of American Nights is firmly within the band's pop wheelhouse, alternating between giddy, gilded AAA pop ("American Nights," "Never Working") and fleet-footed acoustic ditties ("Time to Move On").
As befitting their plain-Jane name, there's nothing particularly flashy about the pop of Plain White T's, but on American Nights they construct it and execute it as well as they ever have.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American NightsChris DeStefano, Tom Higgenson | Plain White T's | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | PauseTom Higgenson | Plain White T's | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Never WorkingDave Tirio | Plain White T's | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Heavy RotationSam Kearney, Tim Lopez | Plain White T's | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | StayTom Higgenson | Plain White T's | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | You BelongTom Higgenson, Ian Kirkpatrick, Shelly Peiken | Plain White T's | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Someday You're Gonna Love MeTom Higgenson | Plain White T's | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Love AgainTim Lopez | Plain White T's | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Time to Move OnJayson DeZuzio, Tom Higgenson | Plain White T's | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Here Come That SunriseTim Lopez | Plain White T's | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Dance Off Time | Plain White T's | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 36 mins | 84 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 255 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Boulanger | Mastering |
| 2 | Chris DeStefano | Composer |
| 3 | Jayson DeZuzio | Composer |
| 4 | De'Mar Hamilton | Group Member |
| 5 | Tom Higgenson | Composer, Group Member |
| 6 | Sam Kearney | Composer, Producer |
| 7 | Ian Kirkpatrick | Composer, Producer |
| 8 | Tim Lopez | Composer, Group Member |
| 9 | James Minchin | Photography |
| 10 | Dan Monahan | Producer |
| 11 | Mudrock | Producer |
| 12 | Tim Pagnotta | Composer |
| 13 | Shelly Peiken | Composer |
| 14 | Plain White T's | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 15 | Mike Retondo | Group Member |
| 16 | Augie Schmidt | Producer |
| 17 | Sean Small | Mixing, Producer |
| 18 | Sam Sumser | Producer |
| 19 | Dave Tirio | Composer, Group Member |
| 20 | Joe Zook | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |