After taking a two-year hiatus and losing a member and their major label deal, Lifehouse has returned. On this, their seventh(!) record, the band is on an indie label run by their manager, Jude Cole; it\u2019s hard to believe they\u2019ve been around since I was in high school. Truth be told: I didn\u2019t expect to like this record because, hey, there\u2019s no way Lifehouse could make a great record in 2015. But Jesus Christ, was I wrong!<\/p>\n
The always-reliable songwriting of guitarist\/singer Jason Wade comes back in full power on this release. The main single, \u201cHurricane,\u201d is another great pop song from the band and sounds like classic Lifehouse from the beginning of the 2000s. Everything about the song is amazing and it sounds like the good ol\u2019 style of \u2018Adult Alternative\u2019 that I grew up loving.<\/p>\n
Another standout is the melodic \u201cFlight,\u201d which is just one of those songs that sticks in your head and won\u2019t disappear. Unfortunately, not every song is a winner; \u201cRunaways\u201d is the type of song that meanders and doesn\u2019t really seem to have a purpose. Wade\u2019s vocals are on point throughout the disc, however. He always has had one of those voices that was tailor-made for radio. \u201cOne For The Pain\u201d is the best example of how great his voice still sounds after all this time.<\/p>\n
\u201cStardust,\u201d written by bassist Bryce Soderberg is a great surprise, an upbeat, almost dance-y track that really works and is quite a great standout in Lifehouse\u2019s catalog. \u201cHurt This Way,\u201d while tackling a sensitive subject, manages to bring the sunshine into the darkness in a very poppy way. The quiet, piano ballad \u201cHourglass\u201d is a fine way to close the album.<\/p>\n
Lifehouse is just one of those bands that even though you may not like the whole record, there\u2019s going to be more than enough to keep you interested. This is what they\u2019ve been doing for years and it keeps working. Always credible, always reliable. In the end, the band has made one of the more delightfully interesting records of the year! By the way: where is their greatest hits release?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":32409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[7913],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-44168","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-lifehouse","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44168"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44168"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}