Healer - Grouplove: Review
Grouplove is a Los Angeles based pop rock band who blew up early last decade with their breakout hit song Tongue Tied . Since then they have released four records over the past decade and maintained a moderate level of commercial success throughout. Review By Lavender: Grouplove's 2011 debut record Never Trust A Happy Song was a fun catchy pop rock record that didn't take itself too seriously and didn't pretend to be anything its not. If this was the continuing approach the band took I think I could be consistently pleased with their discography but since this solid debut record I think the bands sound has gotten weaker and more derivative with each release, culminating in Healer . The record is their weakest to date and a textbook example on how not to write a compelling hook over and over again. The lead single Deleter failed to impress me earlier this year and most of the record is in line with its sound. The track is a corny pop rock number with a pretty ...