Eleventyseven - Sugarfist

When I first picked up Sugarfist, I had low expectations. My only other experience with the band was their debut single Myspace. It was terrible and seemed dated at the time (even though it fit with the whole emo/pop punk thing happening at the time). But Wasted was on Punk Never DIes and that song didn't suck and bands mature and grow and get better right? So why not give Sugarfist a spin?

Sugarfist is a little scattered... The first three tracks on the album are really solid musically. Wasted, Ghost, and Give It Up are great electro/pop punk upbeat songs. Maybe not anything special or new but the songs are good. But then things fall apart a bit. Silent Symphony is a weird, drum machine reggae beat driven track. It takes the electronic element to far and brings the energy way down. College Girls quickly brings the energy back up but then Quota quickly kills it. While the rest of Sugarfist is full of solid, upbeat songs, they start to run together and become one. Divers in a Hurricane is a stand out track in the later half of the record.

Lyrically Sugarfist is a little hollow but the music is fun and (mostly) upbeat. If you're looking for something fun, give it a spin.