HI OR HEY. So my boyfriend's band 5 Seconds of Summer just released their second album, Sounds Good Feels Good, and I thought it would only be appropriate to review it. Fair warning: this review is going to be extremely bias because A) the leader singer of 5SOS is my boyfriend, and B) 5SOS is my favorite band (besides the almighty One Direction of course), but it is also my honest opinion. I love every single song, some more than others, but I really want to give you guys my honest feeling about the album.
LET'S DO THIS THANG
Also, I did initial reactions to each song on Twitter, so if you check out my account, @thecaitlynlee. I wish I had a way to like put all those tweets together so you can find them more easily, but I don't so you gotta struggle, soz.
So I didn't listen to the songs in order because I hit shuffle, but my review of each song WILL be in order because I probably should put them in order...
An Overview:
I have the deluxe version of the album which has 17 songs, including She's Kinda Hot, Fly Away, Jet Black Heart, Money, and Hey Everybody!. The only difference between the regular version and deluxe versions are that the deluxe version includes Safety Pin, The Girl Who Cried Wolf, and Broken Home.
The Artwork:
I love the album artwork for Sounds Good Feels Good. It's very 5SOS and I'm actually kind of happy that it isn't just them posing together. It's really unique and I especially love how there are different versions (Target only) with each boy cause you know I'm about to buy all the Luke ones.
Luke
Michael
Ashton
Calum
The Songs:1. Money
- Money is numero uno on the tracklist, but tbh, Money is at the bottom of the list for me. It's a really good song to jam to and also a good one to run to, but it's just a party song. I feel like it doesn't go as deep as the other songs and would probably have fit better somewhere in the middle of the album to break up those deep feels you get while listening to the darker songs. It's still a great song and I definitely can't help but dance when it comes on.
2. She's Kinda Hot
- Ahhhh this song. This is the one where 5SOSFam are like "5SOS IS MORE THAN JUST SHE'S KINDA HOT!!!". But I love the vibe of this song. When the boys first announced the name of it, I expected it to have a She Looks So Perfect vibe, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's incredible live and I can't wait to hear it again!
3. Hey Everybody!
- I LOVE THIS SONG. At first, I didn't really connect with this song, but it grew on me. I dance (badly) to this one. It's going to be really good live in concert. I honestly don't know what else to say... I just really love this song.
4. Permanent Vacation
- Honestly, I couldn't help but to be a little disappointed when I heard the studio version of this song because I first heard it live. It's really good but it's also 1000000x better live. When I first listened to the studio version, I legit did the clappy thing and sing the nah nah's like the boys made us do at the concert.
5. Jet Black Heart
- They released this song when I was really really mad at Luke and after I listened to it, I wasn't mad at him anymore. I don't know what it was, but I just couldn't be mad. This song is so deep. Michael slays it so hard.
6. Catch Fire
- I love this song so much too. Luke sounds so good in this one. It has a really good vibe and it kind of reminds me of Disconnected. I don't know why, but it does. The rhythm sections definitely owns this song so hard, but Luke slays it.
7. Safety Pin
- I first heard Safety Pin when I listened to the She's Kinda Hot EP and I immediately fell in love with it. It has that classic 5SOS sound that I feel in love with. Ashton's verse is SO GOOD. I'm really happy that Ash is getting more and more solos because he deserves them. He's really talented.
8. Waste the Night
- Waste the Night makes me want to dance. Like when I first heard it, my body took over and I just started dancing. The only thing about this song is that I don't feel like it's 5SOS. It's different, good different, but I don't know. I guess I haven't really connected with it yet, but it is really good.
9. Vapor
- Okay, we need to talk about this one. For some reason, I really felt this song the first time I heard it. It's another not-5SOS but is 5SOS song, but I really really love it. I'm also a sucker for Luke's falsetto, so maybe that's why I love it so much.
10. Castaway
- My initial reaction was that this song is so fire, and it is. Luke kills me and I'm so sorry for always mentioning my love for him, but he's my boyfriend so... Is it just me, or does Castaway have a slight FOB vibe? Like I can imagine Patrick Stump singing this (not as well as 5SOS tho...). This song is going to be so good live. It's a headbanger.
11. The Girl Who Cried Wolf
- Like Safety Pin, I first heard this song on the SKH EP and immediately fell in love. It's a deeper one and I honestly appreciate so much that 5SOS went deeper than just boy loves girl, girl hates boy, girl loves boy, boy gets hurt. This song gives me Wrapped Around Your Finger vibes. I really hope they play this one at the live shows because I feel like it would really connect with the audience.
12. Broken Home
- Okay but this one gave me all the feels. Even if you don't personally connect with the message behind this song, it still really hits you right in the heart. I broke down in tears the first time I listened to it. This will definitely be the song I turn to when I'm sad lol.
13. Fly Away
- Another song with the classic 5SOS sound. It isn't one of my favorites, but it's still really good. Similar to Money, I feel like it's another party song. It's going to be incredible live, but I just don't feel that connection that I did with most of the other songs on the album. I think they placed it really well though. It's between too deep AF songs so it helps to break up those feels before you cry again.
14. Invisible
- I said Broken Home brought the feels, but no song on this album gives the feels like Invisible. It's a deep a** song and Calum really owns it. The orchestra is incredibly beautiful and I don't usually like orchestra music but this one is just uhhhhhhh so good. This is one of those songs that makes you want to lay in your bed and contemplate your life. Who am I? Who am I? Invisible?
*I was just about to skip to the next song and move on with my review but I literally could not bring myself to not finish Invisible*
15. Airplanes
- Michael. Slay. Airplanes. was my initial reaction and that still holds true for me. I just want to say a quick thank you to the boys for putting this song here because I really need something that will bring up my spirits after I bawled my eyes out listening to Invisible. This song makes me feel like I can do anything.
16. San Francisco
- San Fran-frickin-cisco. AKA where I am from. I'm going to get this out of the way... THIS SONG IS ABOUT ME. So thank you Cal and Mikey for thinking of me and writing this amazing song. The beginning of this song makes me so happy. It has such a cute vibe, and I feel really bad describing it as "cute" because they ain't cute, but IT'S JUST CUTE. This song just makes me really happy, and not just because it's about me and the place I'm from lol.
17. Outer Space / Carry On
- I was not expecting this. My initial reaction was that Cal slayed this song so hard and I still believe that, but once I got past that, I realized how strong the message of this song is. I kind of wish this song were two separate songs because as much as I love it as a whole, I feel like it would be stronger if they were separated, especially Carry On. The interlude between the two is incredible. It gave me chills the first time I heard it, but when Carry On started, I started full on shaking. It's so incredible and I really hope that the boys play this one at the live shows because I think the fans can really connect with it.
Picking Favorites:
Picking favorites on this album is actually really difficult for me, but my number one is definitely Invisible. Vapor is probably number two, San Francisco is number three, then The Girl Who Cried Wolf at number four, and Broken Home at number five. So as you can tell, I really like songs that tear you apart inside lol. Here is the list of all the songs in order from my favorite to least favorite:
1. Invisible
2. Vapor
3. San Francisco
4. The Girl Who Cried Wolf
5. Broken Home
6. Catch Fire
7. Safety Pin
8. Outer Space / Carry On
9. Jet Black Heart
10. Hey Everybody!
11. She's Kinda Hot
12. Castaway
13. Airplanes
14. Permanent Vacation
15. Waste the Night
16. Fly Away
17. Money
Final Thoughts:
Sounds Good Feels Good is definitely worth the copious amount of money I am spending on it. It gets an 11/10 because it really deserves it. I love how 5SOS has created The New Broken Scene for us and I love the messages they are sending out with their new music. I can't wait for more and for the live shows. Give the album a listen if you haven't already, and your ears will thank you.
Lastly, I want to add how proud I am of these four boys. They've worked so hard on this album and you can really tell. I've grown immensely from the time I first fell in love with their music and I can't believe what a successful band they've become. They deserve every award, every honor. From a show of 1000 at the Fillmore in San Francisco, to Madison Square Garden, none is a prouder moment. I'm so proud to be a member of the 5SOSFam and I can't wait for more.
As always, thank you for reading, and make sure you buy Sounds Good Feels Good on iTunes, stream it on Spotify and all the other music streaming platforms.
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Calum: @Calum5SOS
Ash: @Ashton5SOS
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