EleventySeven – And The Land Of Fake Believe

As soon as I saw this album, I knew I had to hear it. I had a sudden urge to ripe off the packaging and throw it in my CD player, I don’t know why, but I did. There was something there, something within the colorful artwork of multi-colored sound waves coming out of an old record player that caught the eye. The somehow innovative, childish name of EleventySeven jumped at me, and And The Land Of Fake Believe was a land I knew I had to visit, and yet knew I had visited before. And when I finally landed in that far off land, I knew I was right: it was somewhere I’ve been before and yet somewhere I wanted to go again.

For you see, the land is full of furry creatures that can’t cause much harm. Fuzzy toys that come out and play, entertain you and make you jump around only to go back into the forests and let you move on with your life. And by “furry creatures” and “fuzzy toys” I mean that And The Land Of Fake Believe is eleven tracks of pop-punk madness. It’s fun, upbeat, energetic and catchy; but in the long run, it probably won’t be the most memorable album you hear.

In fact, it’s really quite forgettable, but somehow that doesn’t matter at all. Because while you may not be humming the melodies as you walk down the street or scribbling the lyrics into your coil scribbler at school, EleventySeven have crafted an album that is damn enjoyable while you’re listening to it. The Christian pop-punk band isn’t holding anything back or claiming to be anything else (just look at the comical press picture lining the booklet and you’ll know what I mean), they are just who they are, playing fun enjoyable pop-punk songs that gets your head bobbing and foot tapping. Matt Langston’s vocals are slightly boyish, but not annoyingly so; a nice blend of Jordan Pudnik and Matt Thiessen for all the pop-punk fans out there.

Anyone who likes Relient K will find something they enjoy in this album. While its not as memorable as some of Relient K‘s stuff, it is amusing and very entertaining. It’s an album you can pull out anytime and enjoy, and while a week after you buy it you may forget about it, when you see the disc lying in your CD pile, the multicolored record player will instantly pull you back into the magical land of fake believe and furry creatures.