This is the brand new album from a recharged Sum 41 and the first with guitarist Dave Baksh back in the group. My initial impression upon listening was "Oh it's darker, keep this theme going please and we may have a good record here," and I wasn't too far off with such a request; its a lot darker, especially to those that may only know Sum 41 for "In Too Deep" or "Fat Lip", as its definitely not the happy, bouncy pop punk as reflected in such earlier hits.
Big riffs! Some lovely guitar playing on this record actually - throughout in fact; riff after riff, with loads going on. This is a very strong album here; a really solid set of songs with a lot more aggressive vocal approach, and very mature to boot. Highlights include the single "Fake My Own Death", "There Will Be Blood", the anthemic "Twisted By Design" and the title track "13 Voices", but seriously, this album is cracking throughout, so I won't go into too much singling out any in particular, just song-after-song great!
For anyone that has wrote them off, only knows Sum 41 for the career-breaking singles, or hasn't really kept up to speed with the band, this really is a fantastic re-introduction, and well worth a listen!
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