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Jimmy Eat World
Chase This Light
Release Date: 2007 10 16
Running Time: 40:09
Label: Tiny Evil
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Jimmy Eat World were sitting on top of the emo pop world before the release of their last album, Futures. Its dark, inward-looking, and more mature-sounding songs didn't wreck their career, but the record didn't exactly further it. With Chase This Light, the band returns to the straightforward, hooky, and radio-friendly sound of Bleed American and lightens up some in the lyric department in hopes of recapturing its position in the marketplace. They aren't exactly singing about sunshine and lollipops, mostly love problems and the ills of society, but the cloud of gloom that settled over Futures has lifted. The band is back to following the rough template of Bleed American and the albums that came before it, with a mix of rousing anthems like "Big Casino," "Electable (Give It Up)," and "Feeling Lucky," melancholy rockers with singalong choruses like "Always Be" and "Chase This Light," and sweet ballads like "Carry You" and "Dizzy" (which strangely sounds like an outtake from Def Leppard's Hysteria). Only the moody and dark (with strings) "Gotta Be Somebody's Blues" hints at the mature sound of the last album. Try as they might, Chase This Light isn't as good as Bleed American, Still, it's a pleasant listen and Jim Adkins has a solid knack for writing hooky modern pop songs. Tim Sendra, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Big CasinoJimmy Eat World3:40
2Let It HappenJimmy Eat World3:25
3Always BeJimmy Eat World3:04
4Carry YouJimmy Eat World4:22
5Electable (Give It Up)Jimmy Eat World2:56
6Gotta Be Somebody's BluesJimmy Eat World4:45
7Feeling LuckyJimmy Eat World2:32
8Here It GoesJimmy Eat World3:22
9Chase This LightJimmy Eat World3:26
10FirefightJimmy Eat World3:51
11DizzyJimmy Eat World4:46

Other Releases:
Chase This Light [UK]
Release Date: 2007
Label: Universal Distribution

Chase This Light [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2007
Label: Universal Distribution

Chase This Light [Australia]
Release Date: 2007
Label: Universal Distribution








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