CD of the Week: The Invisible Line

Genre: Electronic

Release: March 25, 2008

Although Temposhark's been around for a few years, The Invisible Line is their first official album. I must admit, I had never heard of them before this release, but as soon as I saw a collaboration track with Imogen Heap, my heart skipped a beat. 

When I listened to the first track, I was a bit disappointed; "Don't Mess With Me" wasn't electronic, and verged on Panic at the Disco in sound and theme (well, when they were Panic! At the Disco... they, ironically, have a new CD out, too). Fortunately, the CD improves dramatically from there.

Temposhark effectively mixes both high energy, upbeat songs with slower, more dramatic songs. None of the tracks have particularly deep meaning to them, but they are a vast, VAST improvement over songs like "Umbrella", "Irreplaceable" and anything sung by Hanna Montana... overall, a great album and definitely the best of this past week.

Recommended tracks: Joy, It's Better To Have Loved, Not That Big (feat. Imogen Heap), Knock Me Out, Winter's Coming

RATING:

Melody: 4/5 Lyrics: 3.5/5 "Catchiness" factor: 8/10

TOTAL: 7.75/10