★★★★☆
Proving that you can write three-to-four-minute pop-rock tunes and still remain vital, varied and interesting, Sydney band Tonight Alive blow all competition out of the water with their third album,Limitless.
The first thing that hits you as you accept the band’s invitation to embark on this journey is the sheer diversity from track to track. Naturally, there are some snappy, up-tempo numbers to get you a-movin’ and a-groovin’ (‘To Be Free’); some rather beautifully executed ballads (‘Oxygen’); and more emotional, expansive tracks (the magnificent, deeply tender ‘Human Interaction’). And that’s the ground covered merely by the first three tracks.
In fact, Limitless is a highly appropriate title for this record. Tonight Alive have obviously made the decision to place no boundaries on their songwriting, and every track has a definite identity and has clearly had the group’s heart and soul poured into it.
At the same time, every song is ultra-catchy in its own right, and will appeal to the band’s massive teen and young adult following.
Limitless is a superbly crafted pop-rock record that should lift these Sydneysiders into the mainstream stratosphere, where they fully deserve to be.
Tonight Alive’sLimitless is out now throughSony.
