ES Music, 2010

Breathing Blue’s upbeat, driving pop-rock sounds a bit ordinary on first listen, but a closer examination suggests there’s something more clever lurking beneath the surface, especially in the frequent nifty guitar lines and the adventurous vocals. The New Jersey quintet don’t pull it together yet, but you get the feeling they might well on their next release.

Tags: Breathing Blue, Circa Survive, Emo, Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Pop-punk, Pop-rock

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