Attack! Attack! – Honesty

Attack! Attack! - Honesty

Attack! Attack! are launching themselves onto the scene with new single ‘Honesty’ taken from their debut self-titled album. They are about to have their song ‘You and Me’ featured in the new Guitar Hero game, an endorsement which can surely promise a lot of attention, and have just been featured on Beverly Hills 90210, which leaves us thinking that these four Welsh wonders could be hard to escape in 2009.

But what of this latest offering?

Attack! Attack! have chart appeal and a sound which seems rather familiar. Think Fall Out Boy.

This band take off from where Fall Out Boy‘s Infinity On High album left off. Where Folie A Deux lacked a lot for the American rockers, Attack! Attack! seem to have found the perfect essence to follow it up. Except we must remember that this is not Fall Out Boy…even though lead singer Neil Starr sounds suspiciously like Patrick Stump.

The start is simple, with building verses that burst into manic guitar riffs and create an all out rocking pop song. The story behind the song is that there is a guy who has basically been himself and honest, but reads the girl’s diary and finds that honesty does him no good; he feels that there is no hope. “Honesty didn’t get me anywhere/I know ‘cos I read it in your diary”. It does feel very American, but over the last ten years these “American-isms” seem to have become the “cool thing to do” amongst young punk rock bands.

‘Honesty’ is not original or in any way different to what has been done before; they certainly aren’t breaking the mould. But it is very commercial and is sure to draw them in a legion of fans and followers.

It’s arguably a little repetitive, but that is how it gets into your head. This track could perhaps be best described as “the velcro” of their debut album, the one that’s going to get them stuck in your head and make you buy it.

What will be important is their decision of next single. They need to demonstrate just what they have to offer, prove that they do embrace variation in their repertoire, and that they are not just another version of their American influence.

All things considered, we look forward to hearing what else Attack! Attack! have to offer, it feels like an injection of positive young power pop-rock is needed back into the charts.

This band have charisma and the right attitude to bring to the table, a distinct enthusiasm for what they do. Panic! At The Disco may have ‘Nine In The Afternoon’ but this could be Attack! Attack!’s peak hour.

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