Take the sound of For The Kids & The Papercut Chronicles and mix those two together and you have The Quilt. The latest from Geneva, New York's indie hip hop quartet delivers everything you would expect form GCH with a more mainstream hip hop feel. From start to finish this is a solid record and a little off the beaten path for them.
Lyricist Travis McCoy covers a wide range of personal topics including battling his demons (addiction), his love for woman, and teaming with one half of his idols Hall & Oats (Daryl Hall appears on the track Live Forever (Fly With Me)). McCoy is never one to be coy with his lyrics and can bring up old school/pop culture/geek references like no one.
Guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo continues to melt our ears and faces with his ability and even wrote one of the songs for the album. Some people might under write his ability, but after seeing them live or even listening to his ability on the last two CD's they will surely be mistaken.
Bassist Eric Roberts might have had to bow down to more computer sounds in the studio, but I feel that he will be able to show them who is boss live.
Same goes for drummer Matt McGinley. Drum machines can not replicate what he brings to the table for GCH and voiced his opinion during mixing getting more natural sounds put in.
This CD may not be what everyone was expecting McCoy and crew to produce, but hey F them because this is what Gym Class Heroes do best...Surprise and treat you to something that is audio bliss (well to me at least). I have a feeling if you were a fan of them before As Cruel As School Children then you will thoroughly enough this CD. If not it may take a few listens to gain appreciation for it.
I give it a 4.5 because of not using the band to their full potential, however I understand where they were going and what they were doing.
Favorite track(s) - Peace sign up/ index down, Cookie Jar, and Live Forever (Fly With Me).
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