Blog: I Hope Your Ears Bleed

Nate Ruess, former frontman for The Format, one of the best pop/rock duos of the decade, has finally given us a new album to listen to. He has teamed up with former Anathallo bandmember Andrew Dost. For the most part the album is a lot of what you would expect from those two. Just like with Dog Problems, Ruess is quick to throw out the traditional verse/chorus/verse rules for some more ornate and rather obtuse arrangements. The sound created on Aim & Ignite is very reminiscent of 70's pop music, more specifically it reminds me a lot of something Queen [...]

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