Like so many of their emo peers, Taking Back Sunday gets increasingly poppy as their career winds on, a reflection of their advancing age as much a shifting musical direction brought on by the departure of guitarist Fred Mascherino.
His absence has left vocalist Adam Lazzara firmly in charge, a subtle shift in power referenced in the title of their fourth album, New Again, so dubbed because the group feels like a new, different group now that Matthew Fazzi has filled Mascherino's shoes.
And that assessment is correct, at least as far as the band's attitude goes: this is brighter and bigger in every regard, never shying away from arena-filling hooks, an attitude that turns slower numbers like "Where My Mouth Is" into a genuine power ballad without a trace of irony.
This large, cavernous sound camouflages the lingering emo elements which largely surface in the angst-mining lyrics, as well as the occasional bellow, and even if this lack of stridency may alienate some longtime followers, this gleaming pop-punk makeover is the band at its most immediate and easy to enjoy.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Again | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Sink into Me | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Lonely, Lonely | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Summer, Man | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Swing | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Where My Mouth Is | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Cut Me Up Jenny | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Catholic Knees | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Capital M-E | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Carpathia | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Everything Must Go | Taking Back Sunday | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 273 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Aaronson | A&R |
| 2 | Bill Appleberry | Engineer |
| 3 | Joe Barresi | Tracking |
| 4 | Matt Fazzi | Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 5 | Brad Filip | Design |
| 6 | Justin Gerrish | Assistant |
| 7 | Rob Gordon | Marketing |
| 8 | Femio Hernández | Assistant |
| 9 | Kurt Iswarienko | Photography |
| 10 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 11 | David Kahne | Audio Production, Overdub Engineer, Producer |
| 12 | TJ Landig | Marketing |
| 13 | Adam Lazzara | Group Member, Vocals |
| 14 | Anthony Lenoci | Assistant |
| 15 | Tom Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 16 | Jillian Newman | Management |
| 17 | Jared Nugent | Assistant |
| 18 | Mark O'Connell | Drums, Group Member |
| 19 | Ed Reyes | Guitar |
| 20 | Eddie Reyes | Group Member |
| 21 | Matthew Rubano | Bass Instrument, Group Member |
| 22 | Jamie Seigel | Engineer, Producer |
| 23 | Matt Squire | Audio Production, Engineer, Producer |
| 24 | Taking Back Sunday | Primary Artist |
| 25 | Tom Whalley | Executive Producer |
| 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). |