Fireworks
“Gospel”
(Triple Crown/WB)

It took me a few months to get into Fireworks’ debut “All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion” as much of piss and spit of their EPs had been glossed over with your commercial pop-punk sheen, but still, it was a pretty good full-length. For their second record, “Gospel,” the band slowed down a bit and the result…well, it’s pretty fucking boring.

I’m not going to mince words here: I’m struggling to get through this album as I’m writing this review. There’s nothing catchy on this album and their song structures have gotten even more predictable. I might be crucified by the Easycore set for this review, but sometimes you just have to call a turd a turd.

— Ryan Pangilinan