'Best Intentions' (3)
Pigeonholing WATIC as ‘Paramore-wannabies’ is both easy and understandable, especially considering vocalist Tay Jardine’s, at times, striking similarities to a certain Miss. Williams. However, give their debut full-length a spin and you’ll soon find that there’s much more to them than that.
Granted, the pop-punk framework we are all familiar with lies at the heart of ‘Best Intentions’, but WATIC do add a few more ingredients to the mix.
Opener ‘Rumor Mill’ suggests that plenty of energetic bounce will be heard throughout, but this wheelbarrow isn’t truly picked up again until ‘Exits and Entrances’. Dance sensibilities can be heard on ‘The Worst Thing’, whereas on ‘Kiss Me Again’ Jardine sounds more Taylor Swift than Hayley Williams, which shows how far her vocal capabilities can stretch. Ultimately, it’s the conjoined moments between Jardine and vocalist/guitarist Jordan Eckes that let WATIC shine, giving a new angle to the territory dominated by the likes of Paramore and All Time Low; perhaps the best example of this being ‘This Isn’t Goodbye, It’s BRB’. A good Pop-Punk album, for fans of Pop-Punk.
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