THIS pop rock band from Chicago, Illinois, which gave you Hey There, Delilah is back with its fourth album Every Second Counts.There are a few diamonds in this album, other than Delilah. Every Second Counts kicks off with Our Time Now, which finds lead singer Tom Higgenson capturing the euphoria of a new love.
Come Back To Me mixes gentle guitar melodies with power chords and grand vocals from Higgenson, while Figure It Out has a slight Latino flavour and a rolling chorus.
Just when you think things are going to settle down into acoustic sweetness, along comes a song with melodic vocal and blues-metal mashed guitar hooks on Hate, a nice contrast to the aching romanticism of Delilah.
The socially responsible Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk makes a nice change to a lot of the alcohol-driven tracks that bands like to rock.
Let Me Take You There seems to be the strongest song on the album while Making A Memory, with a twist of blues, has a chorus that will positively ensure those glow sticks and lighters being waved from side to side.
What Every Second Counts suffers from is a nasty case of inconsistency. About half the album is glorious pop-punk, while the remainder is a combination of lesser rock and uninspired ballads.
But this fourth offering ensures the Plain White T's won't be disappearing into complete obscurity any time soon. - NST 28/10/2007
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