The blatant rip off of the main riff from Lit’s “My Own Worst Enemy” on “Take It Slow” may take your out of the experience, but other than that the EP follows the band’s debut album with some of the catchiest music pop/punk has ever seen. Of course in this case, style outweighs substance in every regard, but if you’re into that this EP should scratch that itch.

Listen to Forever The Sickest Kids

Remember this name, Eat Sleep Attack, because although 3/4 of the songs on this EP are very “demoy” the song “Fallin” shows how big this band (or rather Sam Little) could be. Mostly made up of an acoustic guitar, the title track does use a bit of electronics to stress the slick vocals, but all falls by the wayside when you get caught up in the melodies.

Listen to Eat Sleep Attack

Song to start with: “Fallin”

In a continuing trend to give songs away so that people will like them, I mean buy music, Amazon is offering the song, “That For Me” as a free download from Forever The Sickest Kids new album ‘Underdog Alma Mater’ which comes out today.

Grab the Mp3 here
Read our full review of the album here
Stream the whole album at Imeem.com

Music out today worth buying

* Augustana – Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt [$7.99 at Circuit City]
* Forever The Sickest Kids – Underdog Alma Mater [$7.99 at Best Buy]
* We Shot The Moon – Fear & Love
* Run Kid Run – Love At The Core
* Dizmas – Self Titled [$7.99 at iTunes]

Other music out today

* The Cab – Whisper War

There are a few different version of ‘Underdog Alma Mater’ that will be available through different stores.

Best Buy Version:
1. “Hurricane Haley”
2. “Give & Take Remix”

iTunes Version:
1. “Indiana”
2. “Becky Starz Remix”

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Quick witted pop punk has been around, but it has to continue evolving to keep people interested. ‘Underdog Alma Mater’ is absolutely chalked full of hooks and cliché formulas but it is also slightly unique enough to give it a chance.

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Does anyone else out there spell guilty pleasure: “FTSK”? Just like the band The Maine, Forever The Sickest Kids plays catchy music that reflects their younger age. Whether you love the band or dislike them, there are plenty of catchy tunes on the record and it will probably attract a lot of kids.

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You can now preorder Forever The Sickest Kids new album ‘Underdog Alma Mater’ for $7.99 from iTunes which includes 2 bonus tracks.

You can also preorder The Kooks new album ‘Konk’ as well as The Weepies new album, ‘Hideaway’.

iTunes preorder page with all the albums