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When We Break

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This is such an awesome album by such an awesome band. their my favorite band behind the red hot chili peppers and the beatles. best songs are prevent the world, kiss the wake, grey matter, and self help the others are awesome too. if you dont have it get it. i also reccomend anything else on saddle creek, old-school red hot chili peppers, tokyo police club, rage against the machine, at the drive in mars volta, and the ramones

I can't remember the last time I bought an album and said to myself, "That was a really great, well rounded and thought out CD". But then I bought this record and I can't stop listening to it. You can definitely hear all the little bits of Stephen Pedersen's past in it. Cursive's depths, and White Octave's style. I think one of the things that's makes it such a great listen, is that it is superbly balanced. It has songs that you can play for someone that only listens to the crap on the radio and they would appreciate it, and you could play it for the people that "if its not underground its horrible" and even they would like it. If you are looking for something that will keep you attention and you will find yourself going back to over and over again, get this record.

Have you ever heard of White Octave? How about Cursive? Well, both of these bands were founded by Criteria frontman Stephen Pederson. After a long time of struggling to get signed by record labels, Saddle Creek got smart and noticed Criteria. I'll put it this way: Criteria play catchy, riff-driven rock songs with amazingly well-written lyrics. Some people say that these guys sound similar to Jimmy Eat World, and I tend to agree. I highly recommend "Prevent the World," "Good Luck," and "Grey Matter." Criteria's live shows rock as well, so be sure to check their tour dates. This CD is definitely worth the buy. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again.