That New Sound You're Looking For

by What's Eating Gilbert

Overview

Since 2010, New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert has found time to release five EPs and a smattering of singles with his retro-rock side project What's Eating Gilbert. With so much material already out there, it's hard to believe that 2015's Back to the Future-referencing LP That New Sound You're Looking For is actually the band's first full-length album. Gilbert's concept for the band is to meld classic '50s- and '60s-influenced rock with pop-punk energy and he achieves it, more or less, with a set of simple, hooky tunes that rarely last more than two-and-half-minutes. Sporting the visual aesthetic of a tattooed Eddie Cochran (vintage tuxedo, old hollow body Gibson, etc.), and aiming for some Marty McFly moxie, he cranks up the distortion to deliver peppy young-love throwbacks like "The Way She Loves Me," "Who Do You Love," and "Recurring Dreams." More than anything, though, That New Sound You're Looking For sounds like a fairly straightforward power pop album, with songs like the lead single "You're the Most" resembling a punkish Del Amitri more than Buddy Holly. That song, along with many others, features vocal contributions from backup singer Kaitlyn DiBenedetto (aka Just Kait), playing on both the pop-punk "he said/she said" trope as well as adding the occasional doo wop-style backing part. In all, it's a pleasant experiment that doesn't take itself too seriously. Even if the songs come across as a bit innocuous at times, Gilbert has a knack for fun, catchy melodies, and this record has those in spades. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/10/2015
Label:	Hopeless Records
UPC:	0790692215027
Rank:	157107

Tracks

1. You're the Most
2. Follow Her Around
3. The Way She Loves Me
4. Who Do You Love
5. A Song About Girls
6. Show Off
7. Recurring Dreams
8. From the Start
9. Bad Mood
10. Ain't Been Happy With Me
11. Miserable Without You
12. Wearing Your Ring

Album Credits

Performance Credits

What's Eating Gilbert   Primary Artist
Kait Dibendetto   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Hayley Williams   Vocals
Mikey Ambrose   Drums
Joshua Colbert   Guitar
H-Bomb   Vocals (Background)
Chad Gilbert   Bass,Guitar

Technical Credits

Alan Douches   Mastering
Kyle Crawford   Design,Art Direction
Chad Sengstock   Photography
Mike McCreight   Assistant Engineer
Steven Matview   Photography
Chad Gilbert   Producer,Composer
Jon Howard   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Alyson Coletta   Photography