Pop Musical, & Juliet, Gives A Happy Ending to A Traditionally Tragic Tale

Austin Price, Editor in Chief

The Shakespeare classic, Romeo & Juliet, has long been heralded as a great love story. It spins a tale of star-crossed lovers, separated by the complicated politics of their families. As we all know, this angsty teen drama ends in the death of both lovers, showing an end to a youthful obsession with the idea of true love. Shakespeare often gave his protagonists a martyr like mentality, making his heroes the saviors of the stories, even when no one needed to be saved. Romeo & Juliet is a prime example of this narcissistic narrative, as both characters are crowned with an idea of selflessness, each willing to give their life for the other, and each willing to receive death with open arms. Despite this traditionally tragic tale of excessive commitment and complex hormones, Max Martin and Tim Headington brought reality to the classic story, accompanied by an iconic soundtrack, and embracing the diversity of “true love”. 

& Juliet, a pop musical, created by Max Martin and Tim Headington asks the question, “What would happen if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo?”. The idea of a rewritten love story, that proves that popularity is not always built on tragedy, was that of Max Martin, a Swedish music executive. Martin is an icon in the world of pop music, with over dozens of chart-toppers and 5 Grammy Awards to his name. Some of his most popular songs include Britney Spears’s “...Baby One More Time”, Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life”, and The Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way”. 

Martin knew he wanted to fashion his songs into a musical and had a bountiful library to pull from. With an extensive catalog of over 250 songs, Martin had more than enough material to create a bombastic musical with incredible music. With the motivation to service a musical that was a great story, rather than a random collection of songs, Martin brought on Emmy Award winner and “Schitt’s Creek” writer, David West Road. Road listened to Martin’s endless catalog of work, and after identifying a recurring theme of heartbreak and young love, decided that the most famous love story, Romeo & Juliet, needed a reboot, accompanied by Martin’s genius soundtrack. 

Once Road proposed a reinvention of an iconic classic, the production team enthusiastically agreed, and began to reinvent Martin’s award winning music, to create an energetic, powerful, and progressive musical. Rather than focusing on one, devastating ending, & Juliet exhibits a variety of love stories. These progressive narratives include the reunification of long lost lovers, the acceptance of a non-binary relationship, the realities of a struggling marriage, and the beauty in self love. The play picks up just before Shakespeare’s original story ends, with Romeo dead, and Juliet by his side. However, instead of taking her own life, Juliet decides to move on, experiencing her youth with vibrancy and independence. As she embarks on this journey, Juliet is accompanied by her closest friends and greatest mentors, including the writer of her new story, Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s wife. 

The show starts with Shakespeare, played by Corey Mach, announcing to his theater troupe that he has finally decided on an ending for his play, Romeo & Juliet. His cast of performers and faithful wife Anne, played by Teal Wicks, listen as Shakespeare describes the devastating and bloody end to a whirlwind love story. Needless to say, this depressing and gorey end, not unlike most of Shakespeare’s work, was met with disdain and doubt. However, Anne proposes a different ending that isn’t so tragic, but is one of hope and discovery. In an energetic rendition of The Backstreet Boys’ hit song, “I Want It That Way”, Anne convinces Shakespeare to let her rewrite the story, and to show him that true love doesn’t have to be tragic. 

With Shakespeare’s writing quill in hand, Anne creates a cast of supporters that will join Juliet, played by Rachel Simone Webb, on her journey. This ragtag group consists of May, Juliet’s best friend played by Nick Drake, Angelique, Juliet’s nurse played by Kathryn Allison, and April, Juliet’s main girlfriend embodied by Anne, Teal Wicks. With the team assembled, April/Anne leads them to a nightclub for a wild evening of dancing, drinking, and dreaming. 

At the party, the group meets Frankie, played by Mateus Leite Cardoso, a young bachelor with an overbearing father and a kingdom to his name. While Frankie is excited to befriend the group and welcomes them into his home, his father Lance, played by Paul-Jordan Jansen, is less than enthused by the group crashing a classy evening of elegance and dancing. Angelique, Juliet’s nurse, is sent to Lance as a distraction, in which a love connection starts to form, based on a past relationship. 

As the night goes on, Juliet and her friends perform renditions of pop songs including Demi Lavato’s hit single, “Confident", and Kesha’s party anthem, “Blow”. The characters rave to the music and each member experiences a new approach to the world. Anne, under the alias of April, reconnects with her youthful, rebellious self, revisiting a life she gave away in order to marry Shakespeare. May makes a connection with Frankie, quickly falling in love and belting out a fabulous rendition of Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl”. Angelique, spends a romantic night reigniting the flame of love with Lance, a long-lost lover from her teenage years. Finally, Juliet connects with herself, finding her worth as Juliet, and breaking away from the shadow of Romeo’s death. This metamorphosis showcases a strong, independent and confident woman, who does not need a relationship as her identifier. Shakespear watches Anne’s rewrites with contempt, believing that her changes are outlandish and ruining his story. In an attempt to get things back on track, Shakespeare revives Romeo, played by Michael Canu, bringing him to life with Bon Jovi’s classic rock anthem, “It’s My Life”. 

With Romeo back in the picture, Juliet worries she will be forced to be with him, and performs a powerhouse version of Kelly Clarkson’s iconic breakup song, “Since U Been Gone,”. Despite her protests, Romeo remains adamant that he and Juliet belong together. To avoid a future with Romeo, Juliet pretends she is betrothed to Frankie, who agrees with the fantasy as it appeases his father. This leaves May heartbroken and Angelique exasperated. Anne/April watches on with sadness as her husband undermines her, yet again. 

As things go from bad to worse, Shakespeare implements himself into the play, with the desire to get Romeo and Juliet back together and end the story as he initially planned. However, the reciprocation and connection of love between the characters foils his plan. May and Frankie stand up to Lance, declaring their love for one another. Lance, now blissfully reunited with Angelique accepts both of them with open arms. Juliet agrees to give her relationship with Romeo another try, after he agrees to hold off their potential marriage until they both know what they want. Everyone is finally ready for their happily ever after, except for the writers of the story, Shakespeare and Anne. 

With Juliet’s story finished, Anne expresses her pain and resentment towards Shakespeare, who frequently took her and her love for granted, as he pursued his artistic endeavors. Anne begs for Shakespeare to show her the same amount of love as he does to his work, and Shakespeare is shocked to finally understand how much Anne was struggling. Anne explains that she rewrote the ending of Romeo & Juliet to reflect what her life could’ve been without giving up her dreams and passions for Shakespeare to support his career. Humbled by her honesty and ashamed of his selfishness, Shakespeare apologizes, and reassures Anne that she is his muse, and is greater than any story he could ever write. The lovers embrace, and showcase their dedication to one another, and to their marriage, in a reprise of the song that started it all, “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys. 

As the musical comes to an end, all characters have found love, freedom, joy, and passion. Anne’s rewrites prove that love doesn’t have to be tragic, and that true love isn’t as simple as it seems. With the entire cast reunited onstage, the final number is a celebration with singing and dancing to Justin Timberlake’s song, “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”. Through her progressive revisions, Anne introduces Shakespreare to new ways of love, and Shakespeare is reminded of his original inspiration in his beloved wife.

Imagine Dragons Newest Album Shows Different Meanings in Music

Schuyler Kropp, Staff Writer

Music is everywhere. We listen to it for many reasons, including focusing or calming our minds. By listening to music, you allow rhythms to flow into your ears while jamming out. Songs and albums are meant to have hidden meanings and messages. Anyone can listen to the lyrics of a song and process them in many ways. Songwriters try to have a hidden message in their songs or albums by saying what they truly mean in a more creative way. It is common that these messages get jumbled up causing misinterpretation. Trying to coax out information or meanings is hard to do, but it allows your brain to understand other ways to look at things. This also helps you find what songs are your jam. 

The band Imagine Dragons is a good example of putting meanings into their music. Imagine Dragons is an American rock band formed in 2008, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is headed by lead singer, Dan Reynolds. The band has mostly upbeat and some mild to slow songs, often changing their pace in many different ways. They write songs that grab people’s attention. If the song is short and mournful, then people might feel sad singing along to the song. But, if the song is long and cheerful, people might feel happy and exuberated. 

Imagine Dragons often disguise messages in the songs that they write and play. Their songs sound like they are happy, but in reality they are often not. Dan Reynolds often hides his cry out for help in his songs or lyrics. He sings about things that are a part of his life story and communicates that sometimes, people who are supposed to be happy with their life, really aren’t that happy. Anyone in the world can feel hidden emotions in their life, just like how the meaning of songs can be hidden. His newest album Loom is a perfect example of this.

Dan Reynolds often talks in his lyrics about being lonely, despite his fame. In his song “Fire In These Hills,” Dan Reynolds sings about feeling trapped, alone, tired, and scared while he does not want to open up to anyone. Despite the song being upbeat, he sings that “the more we try and the more we fail,”. This tells his audience that people can have high standards, and when you meet them they can lose interest or pull away. This is how people can become lonely. 

In another line, he sings, “I’m so tired, can I please come home?”. This line communicates that high expectations can cause you to become tired and want to disconnect from the outside world. Many people expect Dan Reynolds and Imagine Dragons to be the best, putting pressure on him to constantly perform well. In his song “Gods Don’t Pray”, he says that “fortune is unfortunately volatile” and talks about how fame or fortune can be taken away from you, because of how high the expectations are. Reynolds is widely popular, but still feels like he has to constantly outdo himself to meet up to these high expectations. This can cause him to second think himself, and live in fear of being judged. 

In these songs, Reynolds often talks about heartbreak and abandonment. In the song “Nice to Meet You”, Reynolds talks about wanting to talk to someone, but there is a divide between them. With this song, he tries to say that you need approval from yourself before others. Having approval from yourself means that you know that you are moving forward and taking your own advice to things. This is important in life because it allows you to be more independent. 

In the song “Wake Up”, Reynolds talks about struggling on the inside and not showing it. In this song, he feels like he is “spinnin’-in-in’” and in the chaos of life, you struggle and feel like you can break apart from people or relationships. The song “In Your Corner” Reynolds talks about loyalty despite abandonment. An example of that is in the lyric “Gonna burn this down, every sober day,”. Reynolds shows that he  is turning to substance abuse to cope with feeling abandoned by the people in his past and present life. 

In the song “Take Me to the Beach”, Reynolds talks about independence, blocking out the world, relaxing, and doing his own things. He says that on this “people-pleasing' planet…you can have the mountains. I’ll take the beach,”. Reynolds wants to be independent and do his own relaxing, away from the expectations of the world. 

In the song “Eyes Closed” Reynolds talks about independence and following what you believe by ignoring the expectations of everyone else. He sings, “I will spend these days as an island. Alone and far away,”. He wants to turn away and be alone in his life. In order to achieve this solidarity, he cuts himself off from his friends and family. This is his solution to getting away from the pressure of others. He also talks about wanting to change his mindset. 

In the song “Kid”, Dan is talking about keeping your motivation up, despite facing struggles, and tells people to “take your losses as a win”. In that lyric he is stating that even if you lose at first, you can still find a way back to win later. The bottom line is that you have to keep fostering your motivation, despite the inevitable challenges you will face in life. 

This album by Imagine Dragons is an example of how important it is to interpret more than one meaning in music. Everyone can interpret it in many ways, but I feel like the album is about how everyone struggles in life and it is okay to not meet high expectations. This is something that everyone can relate to, including myself. As he is singing it, people are dancing and rocking out, often completely ignoring the overall message. I can relate to this, because I feel cheated by people misinterpreting me in more than one way. I know I am not alone in this feeling, So, remember that it is okay to talk about it by singing about your own grief and pain. This is the overall message that Dan Reynolds is conveying in his album Loom.

A Tree Falls: A New Album

Austin Price, Editor in Chief 

David. W Jacobsen is a singer / songwriter that continues to add onto his extensive musical collection with his recent album release, A Tree Falls. This album debuted on December 3rd, 2024, a year after his previous album, Music for the Masses, was released to listeners.  

Click here to read my review of Jacobsen’s previous album, Music for the Masses 

When given the opportunity to listen and review another one of his albums, I immediately jumped at the chance. I adore music and coming from a family of professional pianists and singers, I have a deep appreciation for music used as an artistic forum for expression, investigation, and reflection. The process of creating music, from writing the lyrics to making edits in post-production is an immense task, and one that each artist approaches differently. When I first listened to Jacobsen’s work last year, I instantly felt unique aspects of his music shown through unfiltered lyrics and explicit notes. This same feeling overcame me when listening to A Tree Falls.  

Personally, I believe music is often censored way too much. Honest reflections on mental health, global conflict, political issues, and religious connotations are minimized by the music industry to keep up with the sensitivity of audiences and to increase their approval rates. I enjoy honest artists. I enjoy the bombastic attitude of Jacobsen’s music and the unapologetic outlook he has on life. Because of his unfiltered presentation, A Tree Falls continues the legacy of art without restrictions, evident in his previous work.  

A Tree Falls is an album made up of 7 songs, with a full running time of 32 minutes and 59 seconds. The album is primarily made up of piano centric ballads, complete with humorous dialogue and elements of pathos. A Tree Falls is an album about being ignored. According to Jacobsen, the primary question that the album asks is "If a tree falls in a forest … does anyone give a @$#!?". Throughout the different tracks, a unanimous answer is given. The answer is no. If a tree falls in a forest no one gives a @$#!? And no one cares.  

With the album proposing a bleak answer to a popular question that all of us face in our lives, it instills listeners with both hope and with reluctant resolve on the challenges of life. The album introduces a menagerie of situations in which we ask ourselves, “Does anyone really care about me?”  

The opening track, “No Expectations” reveals the relentless self-doubt and questioning we face when being abandoned or ghosted in a relationship. Jacobsen sings with tones of expected disappointment, demonstrating the exhausted cycle of one-sided relationships. It shows the toll of neglected and unrequited feelings of love that we find in romantic situations. When reflecting on this track, Jacobsen demonstrates the awful truth that connections fray over time. This could be caused by distance, time, or various levels of dedication to the relationship. But, no matter what the cause, it hurts all the same when we lose those connections that once fueled and inspired us.  

The next song I’d like to dissect is track 5, “Don’t You Call Us”. This is my personal favorite track of the album, mainly because of its relevance to today’s job market, but also because it pokes fun at the ridiculous process of job interviews and rejections. In addition, this track is a reenactment of situations I have faced in my personal life and was something I needed to hear. 

“Don’t You Call Us” is about the outdated procedure and generic rejection shown to hopeful applicants for jobs in today’s market. Nearly halfway through the song, Jacobsen reads a paragraph out loud to listeners while the initial instrumentals remain consistent.  The process for creating this song involved the examination of various, real job rejection letters that Jacobsen has received throughout his life. This level of vulnerability enhances the relatability of the song with listeners. Jacobsen says “I took multiple rejection letters and combined them. Every sentence was taken almost verbatim from an actual rejection email.” Spoken with false sincerity and artificial cheerfulness, Jacobsen reads the rejection letters, mimicking the attitude of hiring managers and business heads.  

My favorite part of the song comes right after Jacobsen’s reading of the letters, and that is the sympathetic words of support, spoken by others to try and comfort you when you don’t get a job. Rather than read these programmed responses himself, Jacobsen gave the phrases to his wife to recite, giving her a special appearance on the album. This was a personal touch that showed the support Jacobsen’s wife has for his musical career, and parodies conversations many of us have had.  

The final track of the album, aptly titled “A Tree Falls”, is over 13 minutes long, and is a raw representation of the struggles many artists face. Jacobsen says, “This is a song for anyone whose artistic aspirations are unrecognized, unfulfilled, and likely to remain so.” Jacobsen conducted this track using a variety of inspirations, but a major one was Harry Chapin's 13-minute epic, "There was Only One Choice." Both Chapin’s song and Jacobsen’s track show the crippling challenges artists face. While they are fueled by creativity, they are sustained by recognition. Sadly, most artists are not properly recognized, making an artist’s dream a discouraging nightmare.  

Something I love about this final track is that it’s realistic. It’s angry, frustrated, desperate, and melancholy. It shows the grim reality many artists face, without censorship or placation for the audience. This is what makes Jacobsen’s work so insightful. It approaches both the highs and lows of life with the same amount of energy and attention.  

A Tree Falls shows the shadows of society. The shadows of rejection. Something we can’t escape, and something we hate to confront. Jacobsen’s album allows listeners to meditate on their own experiences, and the nuances of their lives. While our situations differ, we often experience the same feelings of rejection, loneliness, jealousy, and sadness. However, Jacobsen presents these feelings with neutrality showing the validity to the mixed emotions of humanity. A Tree Falls is an anthology of poetic pieces and life lessons and can be appreciated by anyone who’s ever lived a normal life that offers both ups and downs. It gives validity to dark feelings we have, showing authenticity and humility.  

To listen to A Tree Falls, visit the following links:  

Youtube

Spotify 

Pandora

Apple

Deezer

Click here to view more of Jacobsen’s work

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The New Listener’s Guide to Taylor Swift’s Album Collection

By Austin Price, Editor in Chief

Taylor Swift is one of the most elite, successful, and well-known musical artists in our world today. Swift made history with her seamless transition between the genres of country music and pop music. In addition, Swift has also explored the indie and folk musical genres. She has received accolades for her songwriting, artistry, and entrepreneurship, all of which have majorly influenced the music industry and popular culture. Taylor Swift has released 10 original studio albums, 4 re-recorded studio albums, 5 extended plays, and 4 live albums. With such a massive amount of published material, I would argue that Taylor Swift is a genre all on her own. She certainly has enough music to support it.  

As a die-hard Taylor Swift fan, I understand that her vast amount of music can be overwhelming and hard to follow. And so, I present to you a beginner’s tour of Taylor Swift’s work. You might say that I present to you a listener’s guide to Taylor Swift’s extensive album collection. Hopefully, this will break down her infinite catalog of work, and help dissect this wide library of songs, filled with heartbreak, hope, love, and joy.  

The albums will be in chronological order, but with the Taylor’s Version albums replacing the original recordings. So, while the date may be different, the records are listed in the order that they were released, but with Taylor’s Version albums in place of the initial albums. This means we will go through 10 albums. Let’s get started.  

Album: Taylor Swift 

Release date: October 24th, 2006  

Vibe: Childhood innocence 

Personal favorites: Picture to Burn, Our Song, Should’ve Said No 

Best lyric: “Was it worth it? Was she worth this?” (Should’ve Said No) 

Summary: Kicking it off with our first album, Taylor Swift, Taylor shows her country music roots with songs of childhood innocence, adolescent feelings, and immature emotions as she writes a narrative of a young, country girl, finding love for the first time.  

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Album: Fearless (Taylor's Version)  

Release Date: April 9th, 2021 

Vibe: Highschool crush 

Personal favorites: White Horse (Taylor’s Version), You Belong with Me (Taylor’s Version) 

Best lyric: “Now it's too late for you and your white horse to catch me now.” (White Horse) 

Summary: This is the ultimate high school album. With songs dreaming of running away with the high school quarterback and comparisons to the timeless love story, Romeo and Juliet, this album is perfect for that teenage angst when you think you know everything about love.  

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Album: Speak Now (Taylor's Version)  

Release date: July 7th, 2023 

Vibe: Young love  

Personal favorites: Mean (Taylor’s Version), The Story of Us (Taylor’s Version), Better Than Revenge (Taylor’s Version), Haunted (Taylor’s Version) 

Best lyric: “I've never heard silence quite this loud.” (The Story of Us) 

Summary: This album takes us from the chaos and drama of high school to the stage in your life where you’re technically an adult, but you still wish you were a kid. Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) brings songs of broken fairytales, shattered dreams, and lost promises, all of which were destroyed by the harsh realities of the real adult world. 

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Album: Red (Taylor’s Version)  

Release date: November 12th, 2021  

Vibe: Day-to-day life in love  

Personal favorites: Red (Taylor’s Version), I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor’s Version), We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor’s Version), Holy Ground (Taylor’s Version), Sad Beautiful Tragic (Taylor’s Version), All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) 

Best lyric: “And I guess we fell apart in the usual way and the story's got dust on every page.” (Holy Ground) 

Summary: Just as the seasons of weather change, so do the seasons of love. Red (Taylor’s Version) breaks out of the imaginary love ballads and enters a more realistic, day-to-day romance with a reflection on the seasons of life and how change impacts love. It is a bittersweet album.  

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Album: 1989 (Taylor's Version) 

Release date: October 27th, 2023  

Vibe: Beach party with your lover  

Personal favorites: Blank Space (Taylor’s Version), Bad Blood (Taylor’s Version), Wildest Dreams (Taylor’s Version), Wonderland (Taylor’s Version), 

Best lyric: “Cause darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.” (Blank Space)  

Summary: 1989 is arguably Taylor’s top party playlist. With upbeat lyrics, fast paced tempos, and clever narrative, this album is the musical embodiment of the “it couple”.  

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Album: Reputation  

Release date: November 10th, 2017  

Vibe: Revenge  

Personal favorites: Don’t Blame Me, Gorgeous, This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things  

Best lyric: “You’ve ruined my life by not being mine.” (Gorgeous)  

Summary: Reputation is the ultimate revenge playlist. Complete with soundtracks for sabotage and schemes, Reputation is the badass of the album collection.  

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Album: Lover  

Release date: August 23rd, 2019 

Vibe: Puppy love in the honeymoon phase  

Personal favorites: The Archer, Paper Rings, Death By A Thousand Cuts  

Best lyric: “All the king's horses, all the king's men, couldn't put me together again.” (The Archer) 

Summary: Lover is an album written by someone in love, for those who are in love. Lover hosts meet-cute love stories, reflections on society’s stereotypes, and a feeling of joy colored with shades of bubble gum pink. 

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Album: Folklore  

Release date: July 24th, 2020 

Vibe: Fables and fairytales  

Personal favorites: the last great american dynasty, august, invisible string 

Best lyric: “Time, mystical time, cutting me open, then healing me fine.” (invisible string) 

Summary: Folklore is the perfect album for rainy days and walks in the forest. Taylor tells fictional tales of whimsy and wonder in this fantasy album, built for fables and folktales to be shared around the campfire.  

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Album: Evermore  

Release date: December 11th, 2020 

Vibe: Cabin in the woods  

Personal favorites: Willow, Champagne Problems, long story short, marjorie 

Best lyric: “Never be so kind, you forget to be clever. Never be so clever, you forget to be kind.” (marjorie) 

Summary: This album was built for Colorado girls. Wrap up in a cozy flannel, make some hot chocolate, and enjoy this magical album with tales of witchcraft, true love, and life lessons. The album is complete with gentle vocals and haunting melodies. 

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 Album: Midnights (The Til Dawn Edition)  

Release date: May 26th, 2023 

Vibe: Late night thoughts  

Personal favorites: Vigilante Shit, Mastermind, The Great War, Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve 

Best lyric: “Draw the cat eye, sharp enough to kill a man.” (Vigilante Shit)  

Summary: Midnights is a compilation of late-night thoughts, deep regrets, new ideas, and most of all dreams, both good and bad. Undertones of maturing revenge and parting thoughts give this album both a nostalgic look at the past and a hopeful view of the future.  

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Concert Review: The Aces

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By Patrick O’Neill, Staff Writer

The Aces, a pop-rock band from Provo, Utah held a concert at Globe Hall in Denver this past Friday, March 15, 2019. The concert featured an opening act from a small pop artist called Tishmal who sang her original songs. Following Tishmal, The Aces played for just about an hour, singing hits from their newest record, When My Heart Felt Volcanic, as well as older hits from a previous record.

When My Heart Felt Volcanic is an upbeat and peppy piece with several great tracks and others that seem atypical of a pop-rock band or an alternative rock band. The lead singer, Cristal Ramirez said that the song “Volcanic Love,” the first track on this debut album would be the one piece the band wants to represent them. However, I found that the sound of “Volcanic Love” was a sound I have heard before—it wasn’t richly unique despite the beautiful lyrical composition. Other tracks such as “Last One” and “Stuck” were more unique and entertaining with vivid sound and beats that make you want to bob your head and tap your foot.

That being said, The Aces still had a great stage presence and interacted with the crowd thoroughly. I fully believe that The Aces have the talent to become a truly great alternative band but right now my immediate thought is, do we really need or want another same-old-same-old pop album?

The Aces finished up their album tour in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 16, 2019.
For more information on The Aces check their website: http://theacesofficial.com/