‘Empire To Ashes’ shows some homage to their post-hardcore roots, acting as a well-done transition between the darker sound that they began their career with and the poppy direction that they’re clearly heading towards. ![]() ![]() While it’s not necessarily a bad collection of songs, in fact quite a few tracks work well as stand alone cuts, as an album it leaves a lot to be desired. However, with Sleeping With Sirens‘ fifth album, ‘Gossip’, this unfortunately isn’t the case. While many bands in recent years have gravitated towards a more pop-orientated direction as their success began to swell, namely the likes of Fall Out Boy and Set It Off, in some cases it works wonders and acts as a refreshing defined direction. With their first two full-length albums ‘With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear’ and ‘Let’s Cheers To This’ hosting hit singles ‘If I’m James Dean, You’re Audrey Hepburn’ and ‘You Can’t Hang…’ respectively, they managed to lift them up from the successes of the underground and into the limelight. For many of the younger generation, Floridians Sleeping With Sirens were and indeed continue to undoubtedly be an introduction to the alternative music scene.
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