When Your Heart Stops Beating - +44

+44's album is one of my favourites out of my entire music collection. I bought the album on a hunch that it would be good as well as the strength of the single 'When Your Heart Stops Beating.' The album is written and produced by former Blink 182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker. Tom Delonge the other member of Blink 182 went his own way and set up Angels and Airwaves instead. On to +44's debut album though: Lycanthrope - A very guitar and drum focused record with catchy chorus parts which make it an instant favourite off the album. Baby Come On - Much different to the previous track, this one is more laid back with then some heavier bits ...  Read the complete review

I recently discovered +44 via Blink-182 and quickly went out to buy the album. This is what I thought of each individual song, and then the album as a whole. Lycanthrope - Brilliant intro to the album. Infallible drums, great guitars and bass. Even the vocals from Mark Hoppus are good, and this surprised me as I was used to Tom DeLonge from blink-182. Also, the lyrics are quite dark, which is another welcome change from blink-182's immature songs. But enough of comparing +44 to blink-182, I really like this song. 9/10. Baby Come On - A lot slower than Lycanthrope, and this sudden change confused me for a second. The song gets going a bit more in the ...  Read the complete review

In May 2006, Tom DeLonge emerged from the 'extended hiatus' of Blink 182 with new band Angels & Airwaves at his helm. His enthusiasm for the project was clear, and his ego large as he proclaimed long before release that their debut offering 'We Don't Need To Whisper' was one of the best albums ever written. When first single 'The Adventure' was released I thought he may have been onto something as this seemed to be a genuinely good song, however having listened to the album I can safely say that he really was talking rubbish. 'We Don't Need To Whisper' was quite possibly one of the most lacklustre and dull offerings of 2006, and so when old band mates Mark Hoppus and ...  Read the complete review