Album Review TV TOP 15 ALBUMS 2012

15. "Threads" - Now,Now
14. "Aloha Moon" - Magic Wands
13. "All American" - Hoodie Allen
12. "Southern Air" - Yellowcard"
11. "Some Nights" - Fun.
10. "The 2nd Law" - Muse
9. "TRE!" - Green Day
8. "Blunderbuss" - Jack White
7. "Days Go By" - The Offspring"
6. "The Midsummer Station" - Owl City
5. "DOS!" - Green Day
4. "El Camino" - The Black Keys
3. "UNO!" - Green Day
2. "Living Things" - Linkin Park
1. "Don't Panic" - All Time Low

Top 50 Songs of 2012 (Album Review TV)

1 For Baltimore - All Time Low
2 Anna Sun - Walk The Moon
3 Sixteen Saltines - Jack White
4 No Interruption - Hoodie Allen
5 Let Yourself Go - Green Day
6 Lost In The Echo - Linkin Park
7 Madness - Muse
8 Metropolis - Owl City 
9 Dirty Rotten Bastards - Green Day
10 Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia
11 Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
12 Midnight City - M83
13 Burn It Down - Linkin Park
14 We Come Running - Youngblood Hawke
15 Comeback Kid - Sleigh Bells
16 Nuclear Family - Green Day
17 Thrift Shop - Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis
18 The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver - All Time Low
19 Greyhound - Swedish House Mafia
20 Thanks To You - All Time Low 
21 King For A Day - Pierce The Veil
22 Someday's Gone - The All American Rejects
23 Clique- Kanye West, Jay Z, Big Sean
24 Stray Heart - Green Day
25 Little Black Submarines - The Black Keys
26 Lies Greed Misery - Linkin Park
27 Blue Jeans - Lana Del Rey
28 Damage I've Done - Anarbor 
29 The Way It Was - The Killers
30 Some Nights - Fun.
31 Bangarang! - Skrillex (ft. Sirah)
32 Runaways - The Killers
33 Kids In The Street - The All American Rejects
34 Roads Untraveled - Linkin Park
35 Thinkin Bout You - Frank Ocean
36 Bonfire - Childish Gambino
37 Lisa Baby - Walk The Moon 
38 Filth Friends Unite - I See Stars
39 Amy - Green Day
40 Change - Churchill
41 Fire Fire - Flyleaf
42 Wasted Days - Cloud Nothings
43 Slim Pickens Does The Right Thing - The Offspring
44 Myth - Beach House 
45 I Come Alive - The Used
46 The Only Place - Best Coast
47 Expectations - Three Days Grace
48 The Loop Closes - How To Destroy Angels
49 Sweet Sour - Band of Skulls
50 The Revolution - For The Foxes

All Time Low "For Baltimore" TRACK REVIEW

All Time Low is BACK. For real this time. 

Let's be honest. 2011's "Dirty Work" was a letdown. It really didn't capture the band's talent at all. The lyrics were quite generic and the whole sound was different from what fans had come to know and love them for. 

 Forget that. It wasn't entirely their fault. They had a ton of major label pressure from Interscope. But now their back where they belong (Hopeless records) and sound better than ever! Two songs have been released so far from the upcoming album "Don't Panic (set for an October release) and both sound like some of the best songs the band has ever written. Personally,I feel like they give off a 'Green Day-ish' vibe if you will. Lyrically in "Reckless" and musically, especially in the intro in "For Baltimore".

Now for a breakdown of "Baltimore". The song starts off with Alex's vocals being quietly delivered as a guitar is strummed, in the vein of Green Day, as I mentioned. Lyrically, the song deals with a guy who is trying to tell the girl he likes how much better life in the city and in general is when their together. It's probably my favorite song they've ever written, and you can tell that some thought was really poured into writing this song. They perfectly capture the spirit of desperation at times, as he tries to pour out his heart to this girl. 

Musically, the song sounds like the right step forward after "Nothing Personal", so I will just take "Dirty Work" as an awkward bump in the All Time Low road. The guitars are stronger than ever, the vocals are wonderful and not autotuned to hell like they were at times on the last album, and they sound like their all on the same page when it came to making this song (and Reckless). 

What do you guys think? You can stream the song over at Alternative Press now. Leave a comment below! 

Rating: 5/5

-Jon (Album Review TV)