Secondhand Serenade: Weightless Review

Synopsis:
Secondhand Serenade is an American acoustic rock band, led by vocalist and guitarist John Vesely. Vesely has released three studio albums to date under the name Secondhand Serenade: Awake in 2007, A Twist in My Story in 2008 and Hear Me Now in 2010. The debut album used multitrack recording to create the sound of a band using technology, while the second album took a different path, using a proper band and synthesizers to establish a more accomplished sound.

Review:

Secondhand Serenade was one of the many bands to emerge from the emo/alternative realms of MySpace. That being said it has been a very long time since their beginning and this band has yet to evolve. This leaves the entire EP feeling empty and hollow, as though he is singing a said song but is not truly feeling the sorrow. Some tracks such as “Never Too Late” were very well put together, but the lack of any real emotion from the singer made the song fall flat at multiple points. Moral to this story is Secondhand Serenade either needs to alter their sound, or just break up at this point because they have gone as far as they can.

Track List

1. Our Time
2. Let Me In
3. Animal (Neon Trees cover)
4. You & I
5. Never Too Late

1/5

Article by: Larry Harris