From Them, Through Us, To You

Madina Lake

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 27, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B000N0JK58
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,648 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Chicago's Madina Lake is definitely not your run of the mill rock band. Hardworking and dedicated from the start, they've always had their eyes on the goal of reaching as many people with their music as possible. The identical twins, Nathan and Matthew proved their dedication to their dream by competing and winning on the twins episode of reality show FEAR FACTOR and turning their winnings into the demos that would get them signed to Roadrunner. Since then the band has been tearing up the road, with over 150 shows in 2006 opening for Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Paramore, Halifax, 10 Years, Gym Class Heroes and many more. Now after winning fans every night on stage, the band is ready to expand their clan of "River People," as their fans are called, with their debut full length From Them, Through Us, To You. Produced and mixed by punk/emo master Mark Trombino (Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundtrack, Something Corporate), the album is full of catchy hooks that will draw the listener in, where they will find an addictive album full of elaborate textures and layers. Never ones to do anything the norm, the album's themes, artwork and the band's website all revolve around the story of Madina Lake, a fictional 1950's town where a mysterious disappearance has turned the town upside down.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not bad.....kind of lostprophetsy, March 28, 2007

By	iamnodnarbs (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

I saw their video for "House of Cards" and I liked the song. I took a chance and just bought the album. Some of the songs are okay, they don't suck, but I find myself skipping through. A lot of times the album reminds me of Lostprophets. That's not a bad thing, I like Lostprophets. It's songs like "Here I Stand", "House of Cards", "Now or Never", "Stars", "One Last Kiss" and "True Love" that makes the cd worth buying. I sure hope to catch them on Warped Tour this summer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive, November 12, 2007

By	A. Paterson (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm usually pretty hard to please, especially cd-wise, since so few bands have a cd on which I like at least half of the songs. Madina Lake, however, is one of the very few who has an entire album full of unskipable songs. I originally heard House of Cards on the radio, thought it catchy and good, and then forgot it for a little while until it inexplicably got stuck in my head. Then I made the desperate and hopeful leap and bought their entire cd instead of just the song and have since fallen in love with it. House of Cards, Pandora, and Stars are probably the most prominent songs which define their sound. The other songs have the potential of fading into the background on the first one or two listens and sounding like most other songs out there, but also have their own distinct qualities.
Either way, I would buy their next CD without previewing any of the songs first, and that is really saying something.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Solid., April 7, 2007

By	Karen L. Long - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The only reason I bought this CD was because it was $10. I sound like a bad fan, but its true. I had heard the new version of adalia online and it turned my interest of buying this cd into nothing. It sounded like they took a step back from the original recording [Note, I'm not sure if its the same as the Disappearance of Adalia, I have the EP/Sampler from before that]. That song was damn good, and was what hooked me into Madina Lake a little more than 1 1/2 years ago.

With that said, I had low expectations for this CD going into it. I was wrong, by far. The songs flow together very well, and I was interested in every song, no skipping songs here. I have now learned, never doubt Madina Lake. These songs are a little harder than what theyve done before, and im thinking its from Roadrunner [possibly?]. They seemed like an odd fit on the label. The Screamo[ish] [I use this term very lightly] approach on some of the songs is very well done, which I would not have thought coming from them. My only gripe for this CD is adalia, the line "But I won't let her go" just seems out of place for me. The background screaming though is a nice touch, while its not as melodic as it was before.

Overall, im very impressed. My original love for Madina Lake is back thanks to me being cheap, and their musicianship. I can't wait for their next release, whenever that might be.