Danielle O'Donohue, Journalist

There’s an intriguing darkness that shrouds Cold War Kids. Even the poppiest song on new album, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, the effervescent Miracle Mile, sounds like its catharsis has been hard fought.

It was these new songs in particular that captured just why this band has become such an unstoppable rock force.

JT is one of the few artists who can afford to wait six years between records and still know that in 12 months you’ll hear traces of this album’s legacy all over the pop charts.

Motion City Soundtrack will never be the biggest band on the Soundwave bill, but as long as they keep coming back we’ll keep singing every word to every song right back at them.