FOR THE WIN "The Black & The Blue" CD

"Fast, catchy foundations are prevalent in several of these songs, especially in the opening 1-2 punch of "Let It Begin" and "Another Day." There are some hardcore tinges in tracks like "Dirty Rock 'n Roll," "Pick This Loch" and "Attack" (the latter featuring some fairly neat chord progressions), but nothing in any of those songs is ever too brooding to stunt the record's momentum. "For the Win" and "Neckline" are poppier, catchier numbers, heavily reliant on on infectious melodies and solid gang/backup/group vocals. For.the.Win. does toy with longer, more anthemic song structures on "I'm an Outsider" and album closer "Die Young," and is able to pull it off relatively easily." -Punknews.org