The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch - Cute Is What We Aim For

The Same Old Rush With a New Touch is the first of Cute Is what We Aim Fors two albums. I have been to see this band play live several times and bar once thourougly enjoyed it. The reason I was dissapointed when they played the Cockpit Leeds was due to them having a new bassist who didnt know all the songs and therfore had a shortened set and played most songs acoustically, although i'm not a musician myself I am aware the riffs are quite easy to learn so would have expected him to make more of an effort. Anyway back to the album..... It is full of catchy pop rock tracks will generally meaningless or sex related lyrics, but still an amazing album. ...  Read the complete review

Cute is What We Aim For are a mostly unheard of fast paced emo band from Buffalo, New York, in the USA. Their debut aldum, The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch, is a fantastic blend of catchy pop rock tunes and melodic emo songs. Their lyrics influenced purely by emo culture it is safe to say, with every song being about either desire, women who can't be trusted, women who are used, and personal failure. But don't let that get you down, as their lyrics are largely comical, and they give emo culture a cheerful makeover. Their fast paced rythm also serves to contradict the 'emo' label they are given. This is one of those albums where every ...  Read the complete review

Cute Is What We Aim For are a four piece Power Pop band hailing from Buffalo, New York. Having formed in 2005, the band released this début album 'The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch' in 2006 through the record label Fueled By Ramen. Shifting 13,651 album copies in the first week of release, the album broke the record label's internal record set by Panic At The Disco's 2005 release of 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out' by a massive 4000 copies. Given that Panic At The Disco's album went on to become a Platinum selling album (selling over one million copies), this is quite an achievement. The band have gained massively in popularity since the release of their album last ...  Read the complete review