A Day To Remember - Homesick (Victory)
When A Day To Remember told everyone to "Mark my words, we're taking over
the world" on 2007's For Those Who Have Heart, they meant it. The Ocala,
Florida group is back with their third full length, Homesick, and take their
pop-mosh to a whole new level. While For Those Who Have Heart was quite
successful and exposed the band to a whole new fan base, Homesick takes
every element of that album and improves it tenfold. With more complex and
structured instrumentals the music it faster and more poppy while being
heavier than anything the band has done previously. Vocalist Jeremy
McKinnon's vocals are one of the most notable improvements on Homesick. His
transition from clean singing to screaming no longer seems forced and has
lyrically matured from FTHHH. There are breakdowns-a-plenty on Homesick and
several guest vocals including Mike Hranica (The Devil Wears Prada), Sierra
Kusterbeck (VersaEmerge) who will have you singing "La La La" on the track
If It Means A Lot To You, and the pissed of vocals of Vincent Bennett (The
Acacia Strain). Working with Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory) was a move in
the right direction for the band and you can definitely hear some of the NFG
influence on this album. Homesick will take A Day To Remember to the next
level and will probably have some major labels knocking on their doors and
deservedly so.
Nick Zimmer