This review can be kept quite short, a little over two months ago The Pretty Reckless released their EP and now the album Light Me Up is out. Usually you’d expect a little more time between EP an album but I don’t work in the release department of Interscope so I don’t know. Not that it’s much more than the EP, with ten songs and barely 34 minutes of play time it fits the trend of ever shorter albums.

One of the songs of the EP didn’t make it to the album but seven others were added. As for the themes of the album, they’re more of the same though that isn’t really surprising, the EP really should be seen as a preview of the album. So for the most part I’m going to refer back to the earlier review for that aspect.

So what are the best songs on there? I’d say Miss Nothing, Just Tonight and strangely enough the slower Nothing Left to Lose. Despite my reservations certain content in those songs. They’re just pleasant to listen to, mainly the last two. One thing I have to point out though is that I’m never that impressed with Taylor’s vocals, I’d call them sufficient and well suited for the music but she’ll never stand out as a vocalist. (more…)

So The Pretty Reckless released an EP, I was actually sort of looking forward to it. I rather enjoy that Make Me Wanna Die song, made me think that Taylor Momsen is a better musician that people give her credit for. Now as said the EP which has the same name as the band, The Pretty Reckless. Now I know that an EP is supposed to be short but only four songs? Seems a bit too short for the time she seems to have been working on it. I don’t know when the first album is supposed to come out so I’m guessing it’s mostly meant to fill the void between Make Me Wanna Die being on the Kick-Ass sound track and their album release. (more…)