Stereo Fuse

Great. Another band to add to the pile of American bands playing college rock. Like there aren't enough already?

So what we have here, is 12 pretty inoffensive slices of rock, of which at least one is likely to pop up on some teen movie soundtrack at some point. Granted, Texan 3-piece Stereo Fuse are not the most exciting band on the planet and All That Remains is nothing revolutionary, but they can pen the odd catchy tune. Take second track ‘Run and Hide'. It's as upbeat as it gets and is the best song off the entire album as it shows off singer Colin Hill's vocal ability to perfection.

Produced by Mark Slaughter who was part of legendary hair metallers Slaughter in the late 80's, in parts, this album sounds like The Crash Test Dummies (Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm anyone?) and with lyrics like ‘The cars brand new and full of gas, no cops around so lets drive fast' as showcased in The Best Ride, it sounds dated. The production is slick, but all the shiny production in the world won't matter if the majority of angst ridden songs are pants. Which frankly, they are. As a result, All That Remains becomes dull and tiresome way too quickly but then, on the upside, if you are a fan of Nickleback, then you are gonna love this.