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Left of an All-Time Low

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AM's new album is a strong yet uninspiring album. They continue to produce a thumping, dark groove that is perfect for your candle lit bedroom or your favorite goth club, but it does not break any new ground for them. If you liked their first album, you will like this album as well as there is little to no musical progression. buy the albums, enjoy them, but don't expect any Earth shattering musical progressions. Hopefully, AM will take that leap of faith and push their own musical bounderies on their next album!

Anders Manga burst onto the goth scene with "One Up for the Dying" in 2005 and made a name for himself with slick online music videos and memorably energetic live shows. Now the one man wonder from Charlotte, NC has brought in additional talent on his second release adding new depth and layers to his increasingly popular sound.

Less minimalist that the first effort, "Left on an All-Time Low" builds upon Anders Manga's eminently danceable style with tracks like "Character in Charm, "Bad Girls Go to Hell," and the new wavey "Empire on the Sun," while moodier tracks like the watery "Bloodletting on the Kiss" and wistful "Surrender" keep your ears from tuning out an otherwise undying devotion to the beat. Such variety makes this disc listenable as an album rather than just a collection of gothtronica dance hits.

There's something for everyone on this CD, from the industrial crunch of "This Circle" to the remake of Mercyful Fate's "Gypsy," which drops the cult metal classic straight onto the dance floor without thinking twice about it. The vocals are sexy and steamy and the lyrics evoke dark, twisted images and emotions without ever falling into the pit of gothy gloom and doom. Alll in all, an innovative aural treat for all lovers of music dark and strange.

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Review by DJ Lyria