Hoobastank - 2018 - Push Pull [FLAC]
Artist: Hoobastank
Title: Push Pull
Format: CD, Album
Country: USA, Canada & Europe
Producer: Matt Wallace
Release Date: May 25, 2018
Label: Napalm Records
Catalog: NPR 779 DP
Barcode: 8 40588 11626 3
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge
Duration: 41:01
Art: Front
Hoobastank:
Wikipedia:
Hoobastank (often stylized as h∞bastank, and originally known as Hoobustank) is an American rock band, formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California with lead singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They were signed to Island Records from 2001 to 2012 and have released five albums and one extended play to date. Their sixth album, Push Pull, was released on May 25, 2018. They have sold 10 million albums worldwide. The band is best known for their singles "Crawling in the Dark", "Running Away", and "The Reason".
Push Pull:
Wikipedia:
Push Pull is the sixth major studio album by American rock band Hoobastank, released on May 25, 2018 via Napalm.
AllMusic Review by Neil Z. Yeung:
After a six-year gap between albums, California quartet Hoobastank returned with the pop-friendly Push Pull, a surprising sixth effort that traded their early nu-metal/post-grunge hurricane for a smooth, R&B- and funk-influenced rumination on love that was inspired by Duran Duran, Chic, and David Bowie. Fatherhood and marriage have changed the Doug Robb-fronted group, resulting in honest lyrics that address cooling passions, relationship tedium, and the real-life issues associated with trouble in paradise. For those expecting another "Crawling in the Dark" or "The Reason," Push Pull is jarring, to say the least, an outlier in the band's catalog that should prove divisive. Produced by Matt Wallace, Push Pull is an apt reflection of two of that producer's past collaborators: Faith No More and Maroon 5. Extracting some of Faith No More's funk-rock and weaving it with Maroon 5's smooth, blue-eyed soul-pop, Wallace reinvigorates Hoobastank's approach most blatantly on the strutting "Push Pull" and the achingly sweet "More Beautiful," one of the first examples of Robb's falsetto. These oddities of electronic disco-funk are tempered with more familiar rock tracks like the chugging "True Believer," a saucy number wherein cowbell and handclaps buffer Robb's romantic pleas to "Resurrect me, making me come/Make me come alive." While "True Believer" plays on unabashed sexuality, its counterpart, "Buzzkill (Before You Say Goodbye)," tries to recapture the same flame of desire with yearning honesty. Push Pull also includes a Muse-esque cover of Tears for Fears' "Head Over Heels," which fits with the album's overall sentiment, but is ultimately unnecessary considering the number of unexpected turns to digest elsewhere. This is a Hoobastank hitherto unseen, and the results are refreshing if listeners can move beyond this abrupt sonic shift. Hook-heavy, impeccably produced, and brave, Push Pull shines a light on all the ugly and difficult issues that face a matured and seasoned relationship years down the line when reality sets in and those sparks of new love have faded.
Tracklist:
01. Don't Look Away - 3:29
02. Push Pull - 3:08
03. More Beautiful - 3:53
04. Head Over Heels - 3:58
05. True Believer - 3:21
06. Just Let Go (Who Cares If We Fall) - 2:58
07. Better Left Unsaid - 3:34
08. We Don't Need The World - 3:56
09. Buzzkill (Before You Say Goodbye) - 3:58
10. Fallen Star - 4:21
11. There Will Never Be Another - 4:25
Personnel:
Doug Robb – vocals, rhythm guitar
Daniel Estrin – lead guitar
Chris Hesse – drums, percussion
Jesse Charland – bass, backing vocals
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