On the front of Let Go's self-titled debut is a sticker covered with quotes from members of various popular indie-related bands. Each quote champions Let Go frontman Jamie Woolford as a modern pop forefather and his past projects as the cream of the crop. This is my response: I don't get it.
I have listened to this album a dozen times, and I still can't understand what all of these quotes are talking about. Let Go's album is by no means terrible or even misguided. But nothing on this album points to the greatness mentioned on the sticker. If indie rock were ice cream, the flavor of this album would be vanilla.
The songs are generally pretty catchy, although some of the production could be a little less pretentious. The real problem lies in Woolford's voice. On my first listen through the album - before I ever saw that sticker or knew anything about the band - my immediate reaction was "This band would be much more exciting with a different singer." Woolford's voice is too plain, too middle-of-the-road, too much like a rock balladeer.
That being said, this album will probably appeal to fans of The Stereo, Woolford's former band, and any of the large number of indie-pop groups currently on the scene. Perhaps compared to those other bands Let Go is a gem, but objectively it just doesn't offer much to the listener that he or she hasn't heard before.
2/4
