Anthems For The Weak contains some great Power Pop. Yet if you read any reviews, they will all tell you that they are a Pop Punk band and compare them to the likes of Blink 182. Now I love Pop Punk, but my generation tend to think the genre is all robotic shouty vocals. Some of it is, a lot of it is not and this certainly isn't. It is fine melodic Guitar Pop.
Cadet Carter are Berlin Based and consist of Welsh Frontman and Guitarist Nick Sauter, Guitarist John Bauer, Bassist Passy Theisen, who are both Bavarian and Hungarian Drummer Benny Paska. They specialise in riff driven, Indie Guitar Driven Melodic Pop.
Choruses are big, Riffs are plentiful, solos are ace and never overdone and they are at their best when the pace is fast. This, the band's third album is extremely good at what they do. When they rock out a bit, I think of Feeder, particularly on Strangeways.
When they do get a bit shouty on Break Away, the feel gets a bit more Indie Rock and dare I say it, Pop Punk. You do get the sense that Cadet Carter are breaking through to a wider melodic album, but don't want to leave their roots behind. With a song as up and at 'em as this, you don't want them to lose their past.
But it is the Guitar Pop that grabs you most, it is anthemic and feel good. In The Clear is a little bit like a Grown Up Busted and A Million Times is based on a killer riff with a verse that wants to lead you gently to a massive chorus.
The Best Part is great UK New Wave and Blinding City Lights is another big big Chorus. Theisen and Paskin hold everything together as a splendid Rhythm Section, ensuring that songs are fully formed. All in all, a really impressive album that should reach a much bigger audience than people want to aim it at.
You can listen to and buy the album here and also here.
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