A Day To Remember - For Those Who Have Heart

A Day To Remember tries to be two bands. One is a New Found Glory-like pop/punk band that's ready to catapult itself into the mainstream and blow up Fall Out Boy style (yes, a dual pop/punk band reference sentence). The other is quasi hardcore/screamo band that doesn't sound like anything the radio would ever dream of playing. The main problem is that the screamo part isn't very good at all and the pop/punk part is mildly decent at best. Overall, the songs on For Those Who Have Heart come across as indecisive and spastic as the band itself, aside from the fact that it covers pretty much every cookie-cutter pop/punk cliche in the book (including the obligatory acoustic/piano ballad, which, with "The Price We Pay," may be the best song on the album). The band could be pretty good with a little maturity and direction; however, only time will really tell if the band has the heart for it. [www.myspace.com]