While it is a theme that has mostly been played out, SWS somehow pull it off with grace and elegance.įuzzy guitar tablature breaks through at the introduction of “The Chase,” ripping the audience from their longing, “I Need to Know” induced misery. Although it sounds more buoyant, its lyrics are tinged with the pain of lost love. “I Need to Know” follows “Hole in My Heart’ and immediately lifts the weight off the listener’s chest with its light sound. While the lyrics are mostly negative, the gleam of hope and light spark a fire that ignites and becomes Fowler’s piercing guitar solo in the bridge. The music and the lyrics match up perfectly. “Closer” feels like a song that’s been heard a million times before while feeling new and special at the same time. Maybe they belonged to someone else? No matter what the strange phenomena is, it is strong and beautiful. Listening to this track brings back memories that one never even had. An interesting aspect of it is that while maintaining a rock sound, “Cheers” adds in obvious elements of electronic samples in the chorus. Track six is “Cheers,” another single from “Gossip.” Hills’ bassline shines through on this dark renegade of a song. This is Quinn’s personal favorite from the record and it is easy to see why. The song takes the shape as an anthem to the independent and a gospel for the strong willed. The fifth track on the record is “One Man Army,” a semi-acoustic and unmistakably powerful ballad. “I’m in too deep/I sold my soul/I’m out of reach and I can’t let go/I’m in trouble/ I made my way/A dead end road/I can’t turn back so I walk alone/I’m in trouble,” Quinn sang. In addition, the lyrics of “Trouble” are much darker than the light-hearted music would lead a listener to believe. Drummer Gabe Barham keeps the beat steady, simple and easy to follow while still managing to be distinctly impressive. Bassist Justin Hills sounds amazing as he leads the verses with his instrument. But after an examination of the lyrics and a good listen, this song shines.
On first listen, the track feels a bit weak and misplaced on the album. The next track is titled “Trouble.” It was also featured as a single. Although it is weak lyrically and musically, the recipe succeeded in being an earworm with enough faux motivation to inspire the American team. This song was chosen as Team USA’s Olympic theme. While all these facts stack up against the track, it is hard to deny its catchiness. The song is undeniably corny with lyrics like, “We can be wild/We can be free/We can be anything in life we want to be.” In addition, it’s a repetitive pop song. Upon its release, “Legends” suffered mixed reviews. It’s strong without being overbearing and very well balanced.įollowing is “Legends,” the lead single from the album.
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Nearly reminiscent of the type of song to be found on Sleeping With Sirens’ 2015 release “Madness,” this track is one of breaking free from the chains that bound.
The track is much darker in sound and theme than the one that precedes it. Next is “Empire to Ashes,” one of the many singles released before the album. Guitarists Jack Fowler and Nick Martin float through the song with an airy albeit strong presence, making the song distinctly SWS while still being fresh. The track is light but still alt-rock in its sound and feel. Critics would be quick to call it pop, but that simply isn’t so. The song almost feels genreless in the best way. The album opens with the title track, “Gossip.” The track is a perfect intro to the album with Quinn crooning about the “new sound” that is coming. In fact, Sleeping With Sirens’ lyricist and vocalist Kellin Quinn calls this soulful record the “direction that’s always been there for me.” While the album is definitely different from the post hardcore sound that SWS is known for, the band claims that the label shift had nothing to do with the change. On September 22, 2017, Sleeping With Sirens released their long awaited fifth studio album, “Gossip.” Newly signed to Warner Bros., fans speculated that this change in record labels would affect the sound of the music.
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