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Skivrecension: Good Charlotte – Cardiology

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Good Charlotte som ett punkigt eller rockigt band? Glöm det när det gäller nya skivan Cardiology. Det är som den engelska sajten Craveonline skriver: Det är en popskiva med bra hitkänsla. Även om Craveonline är lite grinig fick albumet ändå 6,5 av 10 poäng.

Good Charlotte’s new album Cardiology is lunchroom theme music, teenage anthem songs that serve up a healthy dose of fake rebellion in a super, finger snapping, catchy way. This is an album for suburban kids who think dressing in all black at the mall makes them really different. It’s the by-product of the fact that punk rock is now a rite of passage, a “phase” kids go through akin to the Hula Hoop or the buckle shoe. Tattoos, piercings, Mohawks, bullet belts, all the things my generation got beaten up for now make up the scene uniform for kids who will love Cardiology.

Jag gillar jättemycket titellåten: Cardiology, Det är en mjuk, spröd, ganska smörig sång om det omöjliga att förstå hjärtat.
Först blir jag lite förvånad när jag lyssnade på albumet, för att Good Charlotte brukar låta mycket råare, men bandet fungerar bra som ett snällt popband också.

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Good Charlotte släpper nytt album "Cardiology" i november

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5:e studioalbumet – ”Cardiology” – med Good Charlotte släpps den 3 november. Snart kommer även bandet till Europa för promo. I somras var de på Sverige besök och supportade Pink i Göteborg och spelade ensamma på Debaser Medis. Första singeln ”Like It’s Her Birthday” är ute nu.

Länkar till Good Charlotte:
www.goodcharlotte.com
www.facebook.com/goodcharlotte
www.twitter.com/goodcharlotte
www.myspace.com/goodcharlotte

Under videoklippet med singeln ”Like It’s Her Birthday” finns ett pressmeddelande på engelska med en del fakta om Good Charlotte.

Rock sensations Good Charlotte are proud to announce that they have signed to Capitol Records/EMI and will be releasing their highly anticipated fifth full-length album Cardiology on October 27, 2010, almost exactly 10 years after their self-titled debut put them on the map as one of the most exciting bands of the decade. Originally formed as a pop-punk band in Waldorf, Maryland, in 1996, Good Charlotte-vocalist Joel Madden, guitarist Benji Madden, guitarist Billy Martin, bassist Paul Thomas and the latest edition, drummer Dean Butterworth-have sold over 10 million records to date and penned countless mainstream radio hits such as ”The Anthem,” ”Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous” and ”Hold On.”

However more importantly the band have constantly reinvented themselves and refused to limit their potential, whether that means supporting Justin Timberlake on his FutureSex/LoveShow tour or collaborating with Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows and Synyster Gates on their hit single ”The River” from Good Charlotte’s 2007 full-length Good Morning Revival. That adventurous musical persona continues with Cardiology, an album that features everything from the dance floor-friendly first single ”Like It’s Her Birthday” to future GC anthems such as ”Silver Screen Romance,” while still effortlessly retaining the band’s signature sound in the process. While in some ways Cardiology is a return to form for these multiple Warped Tour headliners, it also manages to work in elements from throughout the band’s classic catalog to create an album that simultaneously summarizes what Good Charlotte are all about and hints at where they are headed in the future.

Good Charlotte recently wrapped up a two-month run on the Bamboozle Roadshow alongside Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Third Eye Blind and Simple Plan and they spent July opening for Pink’s stadium tour in Europe before appearances this fall with a full US tour early next year. While musical trends can be fleeting, Good Charlotte have always proved themselves to be a constant in the music world by sticking to their punk roots without being afraid to expand their horizons and bring in new influences-and Cardiology is just the latest chapter in the band’s already unparalleled career. We can’t wait to see what the second decade holds in store with Good Charlotte and share Cardiology with the band’s myriad fans and supporters who have been clamoring for this record for the past three years.

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