CD Review: In Lights – “Running With Scissors”
Grab your sunglasses, roll down the windows, put your foot on the gas, turn up
the volume and let In Lights’ Running
With Scissors EP do the rest of the work. This EP delivers an urgent dose
of modern pop-punk (think Knuckle Puck or Neck Deep) in the form of four highly-caffeinated
shredders (“Running With Scissors” is near perfect; a driving salvo you’ll hope
never ends, “One Year Down” shines bright with an overwhelming nostalgic vibe
you can’t help but try and sing along to, “Play Your Cards Right, Kid” will put
a beaming smile on fans of All Time Low’s So
Wrong, It’s Right, the pulsating closer “Turn Tables” has seemingly no OFF
switch, leaving you wanting more). And honestly, outside of a pair of unnecessary
synth-led breakdowns (thankfully there aren’t many other genre tropes bogging
down this record), Running With Scissors
is pretty spotless. This is four tracks of pop-punk that will remind you why
you love summer.
Grade: B+
Go Download: “One Year Down”
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