Twenty Twenty are a band who are on the verge of breaking into the mainstream. They have created a little buzz around them which is growing very nicely with their brand of pop/rock which could see them sit alongside the likes of McFly in the pop market.
The mini-album starts with the forthcoming single ‘Love To Life’ and it sets up the image of the band. Essentially a pop song with some furious guitar riffs, teenagers across the nation will no doubt go crazy. However, after hearing the first track, you can pretty much predict what will come from the rest of the album. Overall, ‘Love To Life’ is a solid single but I don’t think it will turn any heads.
If you are a fan of Twenty Twenty, chances are you have already heard of ‘Get Down’. You may be forgiven for thinking it was an All Time Low track as the comparison is obvious and it has the same sound as 'Love To Live' but with a slightly bigger chorus. This song would be perfect in a US-teen film as it would sit perfectly within a high school environment. That isn’t meant in a derogatory sense as within this genre, it is almost expected.
The band have recently signed to major label Geffen who are the brains behind pop bands such as The Saturdays and The Wanted and this mini-album will probably generate a large enough buzz to propel Twenty Twenty to success in the future. ‘Girl Next Door’ sees the band slow things down a touch and we get to see a more emotive side to the band which is essential in a pop offering. If you’re looking for piercing lyrical insight, then you won’t be awe-struck but the lyrics are there for the slightly younger/teenage market.
‘Burning Up’ sees the band return to the guitar frenzied hooks and slightly American vocals that you become acclimatized to after experiencing the first half of the album. Again, quite generic but if it works then I see no need to change it and the comparisons with bands such as All Time Low become even more apparent as this could quite easily feature on an ATL album without any heads turned.
Twenty Twenty have been adding to their fan base while supporting label friends The Saturdays on their ‘Headlines’ tour and The Wanted’s tour through March and April. Their fanbase has grown through the support shows for JLS, McFly, Selena Gomez and The Sugababes and now boasts over 53,000 Facebook friends and 13,000 Twitter followers.
‘The Puppeteer’ is possibly my highlight from the mini-album as it sees a slight increase in sophistication which gives it a bit more integrity. It is slightly more produced then the past tracks with strings being added on top of piano giving a rest from the crazy guitar riffs that are present in previous tracks. ‘Superwoman’ follows in the same vein as the second half of the album seems to click into another gear. It is still the same type of tracks and is very predictable with the big choruses over driving guitar riffs with the American style vocals which do become slightly tiresome but it is an improvement on the very average first half of the mini offering.
The penultimate track, ‘Jamie’s Girl’ sees the band try to move into a more emotional manner with yet again, average lyric content over pop riffs which could be better. This is maybe a track to miss off the mini-album as it seems to be weak in parts with moments of the chorus’ almost making you cringe at points.
However, the final track ‘Love’s A Freak’ is a better one than what came previous. If you liked tracks 1 through to 5 then you can add this to the list. With Twenty Twenty, you have to look at them in terms of a pop band like you would look at The Wanted or McFly. Until im proven otherwise, and I hope I am, they seem to be a three piece who can write good guitar riffs but they lack maybe that experience to add the finer details within their song writing to make them a great pop band. I think they have bags of talent with plenty of scope to improve and grow into their own shoes but at the moment, they aren’t the finished article.
Album Rating: 6/10
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If you are a fan of Twenty Twenty, chances are you have already heard of ‘Get Down’. You may be forgiven for thinking it was an All Time Low track as the comparison is obvious and it has the same sound as 'Love To Live' but with a slightly bigger chorus. This song would be perfect in a US-teen film as it would sit perfectly within a high school environment. That isn’t meant in a derogatory sense as within this genre, it is almost expected.
