Sound The Alarm Discography of CDs

Sound The Alarm music CDs On its 2007 full-length debut, STAY INSIDE, the Pennsylvania pop/rock act Sound the Alarm presents a set of highly accessible emo-tinged tunes that merge the sensibilities of Fall Out Boy and the Goo Goo Dolls. Led by amiable frontman Cody Jancovic, the band excels at sensitive, harmony-laden anthems, as best revealed on the urgent lead single, "Suffocating," and the soaring title track. Sound the Alarm: Cody Jancovic (vocals); Joe Brule, Brian Chiusano (guitar); Colin Ellis (bass guitar); Rick Stephans (drums). Additional personnel: Phil X. (gut-string guitar); Howard Benson (keyboards). ...

Sound The Alarm discography Back in the '70s, a band like Sound the Alarm (formerly Sleepwell) would have been considered a major contradiction. They're exuberant, hard-rocking, and punk-minded, but they are also very introspective. They don't sound introspective -- someone who doesn't speak a word of English and could only go by the music itself (without weighing the lyrics) probably wouldn't think of this self-titled, 23-minute EP as introspective. But Sound the Alarm is among the many alternative pop/rock/punk-pop/emo units of the '90s and 2000s that combines loud guitars and amplified drums with introspective lyrics -- and that is certainly a big departure from the days when punk bands generally sang about fighting the power, supporting the Sandinistas, or getting laid (or all of the above). In the '70s, introspection was for Joni Mitchell, Janis Ian, and Judy Collins -- or Stan Getz and Chet Baker -- not the Ramones, the Clash, or the Dickies. But Nirvana and Pearl Jam rewrote a lot of rules in the early '90s -- and emo was among the beneficiaries even though it doesn't sound like grunge. Sound the Alarm's EP isn't groundbreaking -- numerous other bands have done this type of thing -- but it isn't bad. The Pennsylvania residents have an attractive sound, and their lyrics are generally decent. This EP (or MCD, if you prefer) doesn't favor the cutesier, geekier side of emo; while some emo comes from the perspective of a self-deprecating, dysfunctional adolescent nerdboy, tracks like "Cutting Deep" and "Fools and Thieves" have a more adult outlook -- adult as in early twenties, but adult nonetheless. Again, anyone looking for a lot of originality won't find it here, although there are more pluses than minuses on this likable but ...