Love Like This

by The Summer Set

Overview

The Summer Set's five members had barely graduated high school when they released their major-label debut, and Love Like This sounds appropriately swamped in an adolescent world of hookups, puppy love, and the magnetic pull of the weekend. Most of the songwriting duties are handled by the bandmates themselves -- guest producers Sam Hollander and Dave Katz (better known as S*A*M & Sluggo) are the only outside contributors to receive a byline -- and the music combines emo-pop and alternative rock with zippy, energetic results. Frontman Brian Dales' lyrics are too crude for their own good, though, and his snot-nosed approach almost always falls flat: "Love Like This," the album's peppy title track, aims to be a love song despite its content ("I've waited all my life for a bitch like this" goes the chorus), while "The Boys You Do (Get Back at You)" details the singer's plan to extract revenge on his ex by sleeping with her friends. Sex runs rampant throughout the album, and it's always treated with all the reverence of the football captain gleefully telling his teammates about the head cheerleader's bedroom. There are some supersized choruses here, but it's hard to enjoy the band's happy-go-lucky melodies after you dig beneath the surface, and Love Like This sounds hollow as a result. ~ Andrew Leahey

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2009
Label:	Razor & Tie
UPC:	0793018304726

Tracks

1. The Boys You Do (Get Back at You)
2. Punch-Drunk Love
3. Chelsea
4. Young
5. Take It Slow
6. Can You Find Me?
7. Love Like This
8. Girls Freak Me Out
9. Passenger Seat
10. This Is How We Live
11. Where Are You Now?

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Summer Set   Primary Artist
Brandon Wronski   Primary Artist
Ryan Ogren   Vocals
Peter Munters   Vocals
Brian Dales   Vocals
John Gomez   Guitar
Jess Bowen   Drums
Nick Bailey   Vocals
Jon Berry   Vocals
Jordan Owen   Vocals
Stephen Gomez   Bass
Dia Frampton   Vocals

Technical Credits

Zack Odom   Mixing
Robert Ellis Orrall   Composer
Sluggo   Producer,Composer
Brian Dales   Composer,Lyricist
John Gomez   Lyricist,Composer,Composer
Jess Bowen   Composer
Josh Montgomery   Composer
UE Nastasi   Mastering
Dave Katz   Composer
Matt Grabe   Engineer,Producer
Angelo Petraglia   Composer
Taylor Swift   Composer
Mike Caffrey   Engineer
Sam & Bill   Composer
Sam Hollander   Composer
Sean Gould   Engineer
Brandon Wronski   Composer
Stephen Gomez   Composer,Lyricist
Michael Caffery   Engineer
The Summer Set   Composer,Lyricist
Matt Squire   Producer
Kenneth Mount   Mixing