Music Review: American Beauty/American Psycho - Fall Out Boy

Album: American Beauty/American Psycho - Fall Out Boy
Music: Universal,
Price: Rs 395
Ratings: ***
Rock:Chicago rockers Fall Out Boy have dished out their rawest album yet with American Beauty/ American Psycho (fans are calling it AB/AP) their sixth studio album and the third by the group to top the US charts. Except for the relatively calmer sounding track The Kids Aren’t Alright, the album has a strident, upbeat overall tone.Irresistible opens the proceedings and talks about a relationship that is destructive to both individuals concerned. This is pretty evident, with lyrics such as ‘You’re second hand smoke, second hand smoke/ I breathe you in, but, honey, I don’t know what you're doing to me.’ A recurring phrase in the song is ‘I love the way you hurt me.’ S&M or true love? We can’t say.
Moving on from that, the title track (where singer Suzanne Vega shares a writing credit) is not only catchy, but also sonically is reminiscent of a variation of rock that was prevalent about a decade ago. The same tautness and energy is present on the curiously-titled Uma Thurman, with punchy riffing and even a brass section. The song comes across as an ode to strong women such as in this case, Uma Thurman. Twin Skeletons (Hotel In NYC) evokes a sense of melancholy and tells a story about two people whose secrets remain locked away someplace far away – a metaphor for secrecy, perhaps. While lyrically their most mature, this is probably their most engaging one yet.
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