The Reunion Show, Kill Your Television ****Victory Records

If you rolled up Jimmy Eat World, Weezer and the Foo Fighters, into one big fat musical ball, you’d end up with The Reunion Show, a new face on the alternative rock scene. Kill Your Television is their first LP, and this Long Island based band is making waves of all sorts with their hook-heavy mesh of punk, pop, and new wave sound.

This album features many catchy songs including their opening track entitled “Television.” Like most of the tracks, this one grabs you, drags you down and keeps you down with the crashing chorus. Almost every song on the album does this, which is typical punk rock. Certain songs like “Star Training” will attract listeners right off the bat but most tunes will take a while to warm up to.

Although the band’s style is a compilation of several styles of music, their energy on every track makes them a standout. Using various harmonies and switching between Mark Thomas and Brian Diaz as lead singers, The Reunion Show puts their heart, soul and skin on the tips of their fingers into every lick and note that they hit.

The only downside of the album may be its lack of that one track that blows the listener away. All songs are strong, but that one song that makes you want to turn up your radio and freak out really isn’t there. Nevertheless, the album is impressive. The music speaks for itself. The band sings about various topics ranging from relationships to the ever important topic of turning off the boob tube.

Any fan of punk, new wave, pop and other types of music will appreciate this band. They bring energy and an overall good sound to the table. The most important thing about this band is that they are catchy but not annoying. They don’t have those “I’m just getting out of puberty” voices or have any of those punk ballads that just scream therapy. These guys are just straight music, which is a nice change and a positive outlook on the future.

-Matthew Braine