Does the world need another band like This Is My Honesty? This is the third time I've had the pleasure of reviewing this band and they're still at the good-but-not-great stage. It's the third time they've recorded with Iain Wetherell too which may be the reason why this record sounds similar to their previous efforts; it's all a bit samey sounding. Don't get me wrong, Iain's done a great job as always, but it just sounds like an IW-produced record. TIMH sound a little like Fastlane in the pop-punk stakes, albeit not as good. There are standard pop-punk tracks interspersed with Four Year Strong gang vocals and a few solos and riffs you'd find on 'Overdrive'. And that's good in short bursts, but there's a lack of identity and creativity which stifles originality. And any other word which ends in 'ity'.
'Don't Call Me Junior' is arguably the best song on this four track EP, but even then it doesn't hit the same high notes as many of their UK peers have done. And after 3 EPs I'd be expecting more progress than this if I expected the band to make waves. It's a good effort, but in the grand scheme of things I don't think this record will change too many lives - if any.
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