Scottish alternative...does it get any better than this? Thank goodness that Twin Atlantic was able to avoid the diseases that come along with most North American alternative acts: too-depressing lyrics, lazy guitars, either becoming too "poppy" or too "hardcore" for their own good...let's just take solace in the fact that there's none of that here.
Twin Atlantic's song "Lightspeed" is a fun, light alt song reminiscent of old-school Yellowcard, minus the violin. I can't say anything bad about the lyrics; they fit in perfectly with the band's guitar riffs and avoid borderline pop territory, offering you and I were meant to be fusing fate, together we're making history. And even though it has nothing to do with their talent and capabilities, the lead singer croons with a noticeable Scottish accent that someone like me can't help but love (you know how foreign guys are...they get all of the girls).
So who is "Lightspeed" for? Someone who wants to jump around on a hot summer day (or night) and not worry about the tempo drastically changing (what I call a matrix moment, which I can liken to moments when Neo is able to avoid bullets in slow motion) or how lame the band is (ahem...Fall Out Boy...ahem...). Twin Atlantic is nowhere near lame. I'd say brilliant, and the stuff they pump out...beautiful. Don't miss another of their standout tracks, "Caribbean War Syndrome."
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