Hey Monday
Beneath It All (2010)
The new Hey Monday EP, "Beneath It All", is very well put together with a variation of lively Pop Rock songs as well as the calming songs (Wondergirl, Hangover) to just sit back and relax to. This EP does a great job of showing that the lead singer, Cassadee, has true control of her voice, never seeming to be out of pitch.
To start off the EP the easiest song to tap your foot to, "Wish You Were Here", has a very catchy beat and chorus and makes you really grow a liking to Cassadee's voice. She does a great job with her vocals in this song and gives it a lot more energy then it should have.
"Wondergirl" can be seen as the average song in the EP, where you will like it but will much rather prefer to listen to the other songs that have more energy. You can think of "Wondergirl" as a hybrid of "I Don't Wanna Dance" and "Hangover" in the sense that it is balanced between slow and energetic.
"Hangover" is easily the song that will be most forgettable on this EP, which is a shame because the vocals are just as good as any other song, but it is lacking the pizazz that the other songs possess.
Quite opposite of "Wondergirl" would definitely be "I Don't Wanna Dance", definitely striking itself as the hit of the EP. This song is as close to Disney style music as you can get while still keeping its rock attitude.
While listening to "Mr. Pushover" I can't help but feel as though I am listening to a country song, which is strange because the only part of the song that actually makes it sound at all country is the chorus. This isn't necessarily a bad thing unless you really hate country, in which case it isn't hard to just skip over the track.
"Where Is My Head" will probably be the second favorite track of listeners because it is extremely catchy but has the feeling of more Rock and less Pop, unlike "I Don't Wanna Dance".
This EP I believe is very fun to listen to however except for a couple of songs it is mostly forgettable. I am sure that Hey Monday put a ton of effort into this EP and I hope that they add more lively songs to their full length album in the future.
- Tom
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