1) Saturday Love: Sounds like a very TRON-esque song in the opening, but eventually goes straight into a typical AVA song. Particularly catchy chorus, and a very unusual but an enjoyable opening really sets it apart. Great song.

2) Surrender: Great chorus, and great lyrics as well. Another standout track. Fairly formulaic for AVA however, and so I would say that is its only downside. Still very solid.

3) Anxiety: Definite standout, 5 star quality song here. Great lyrical content, great hooks and an even greater chorus, and a very unique U2-esque riff for the verses. One of my favorites. Describes anxiety flawlessly, and is the greatest lyrical track of the first half of the cd.

4) My Heroine (It's Not Over): Excellent opening with the slowed tempo. Tom does himself a load of help when he slows his voice down. Fairly mediocre chorus that is helped by great lyrics. Pretty cool breakdown that is worth noting. Still, the weaker chorus makes this song ultimately forgettable.

5) Moon as My Witness: Very unique and cool opening to this song. The slower tempo again works in Tom's favor. This and the last track have the most subdued voice from Tom I have ever heard. Great lyrics again, as is the common theme in most AVA songs. The longer ending does itself a credit and disservice by relaxing yet mildly boring you till the next track. Overall, this songs hits more than it misses.

6) Dry Your Eyes: Bizarre opening that I feel indifferent towards. The short, spastic punk riffs (drum and guitar) really do the song credit. Opening verse riff is kind of awkward. Not a very noteworthy chorus either. Track is fairly forgettable. One of my least favorites.

7) The Revelator: This song has nothing really wrong with it, but nothing really going for it either. Fairly standard AVA track but with nothing to draw me back for more listens. I do like the breakdown however. This track is alright.

8) One Last Thing: Really enjoy the opening to this song. Fairly standard for AVA but still ridiculously catchy. Really strong lyrics. His relaxed voice makes the chorus forgettable, but his effort to switch it up is pretty admirable. When he switches to his more high pitched voice he does himself a lot of credit.

9) Inertia: Cool and slightly more dark opening. Interesting change of pace. The punk riff is mildly reminiscent of Up All Night, and the verse riff sounds eerily similar to Snake Charmer. This song probably sounds the most like 'new' blink. The punk riff and verse riff don't mesh very well as the verse riff is much better. Again, the lyrics stand out yet again. Lyrically, I like AVA more than blink. But that is the only facet of AVA that is better than blink...

10) Behold a Pale Horse: This song is jaw-dropping. The lyrical imagery is dripping with elements of the Biblical Revelation. And the instrumentals stand out as well. Overall, this may contend with Anxiety as my favorite track. Primarily because of the absolutely amazing lyrics. The next song contends with both as well however...

11) All That We Are: Incredible slower tempo song. Incredible sincere and soft lyrics from Tom make me nearly teary-eyed. The repeating of "all that we" needs to be removed as it's annoying. But the instrumental explosion at about the 2/3 mark is great. Great closing song.

Overall, this album definitely hits but definitely misses. The first 3 tracks are great, and tracks 5 and 8 are solid as well. The last two tracks are stellar, but the remaining 4 songs are either alright or mediocre. This cd is on par with L)VE Pt. 1, but neither of the two part series compare to I-Empire, and are not even close to We Don't Need to Whisper. Really enjoy the lyrical content of AVA much more than blink however. Much more uplifting. To conclude, it's nice to have 11 new songs from my favorite vocalist, but it's frustrating to want to skip through a third of an album because it's simply not very good.

8/10