Burn Burn
About a month ago, Canadian band Our Lady Peace released their seventh album titled Burn Burn. I’ve been a fan since the Clumsy album. I’m sure that’s when most people discovered Our Lady Peace. While singer Raine Maida calls it a “proper rock album,” I say it sounds just like the last 2 OLP albums. There is nothing wrong with growing older and mellowing, but Burn Burn lacks the raw, abrasive energy of their early work. I only bring that up because Mr. Maida felt like it captured that.
Instead, you have an album full of friendly OLP standard fair that sounds like could have been left over from the last album. “All You Did Was Save My Life” is the first single. It is exactly what fans should expect: poppy rock with catchy hooks. The Fray could have done this song. “Monkey Brains” is another good track that has the potential to capture what the band wanted. In fact, if you mastered it differently, it would sound like Green Day (speaking of bands that have mellowed.) “Refuge” gave off the vibe of an 80s love song, while “Never Get Over You” made me chuckle because he mentions “She likes hockey.”
The album isn’t bad, but it isn’t special either. If you are a fan, you will like it. At the same time, I doubt anyone hears this album and feels like they have been missing out.
