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Valencia
We All Need a Reason To Believe
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Better Be Prepared
2. Holiday
3. Where Did You Go?
4. Head in Hands
5. Carry On
6. All at Once
7. Safe to Say
8. Listen Up
9. I Can't See Myself
10. The Good Life
11. Free

CD Details

All Artists: Valencia
Title: We All Need a Reason To Believe
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Columbia / Dmz
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 8/26/2008
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 886972352923

Synopsis

Album Description

The band's debut, 2005's This Could Be A Possibility, was overall a good album, displaying themes and vibes that brought back memories of quality pop-punk, but their Columbia Records debut, We All Need A Reason To Believe takes the Philadelphia quintet's sound to the next level. Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid (We Are Scientists, Plain White T's), We All Need A Reason To Believe features eleven tracks that are fast, raw, and pack an emotional punch the majority of the bands in the genre fail to generate.

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CD Reviews

Sound Sustainability

Kyle M. Lane | Jacksonville, FL USA | 01/26/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Philly's lovers Valencia comes back with their sophomore pop-driven emotional punk rock release "We All Need a Reason to Believe". This is the band's first major-label release for Columbia Records. The album flows well with most songs corresponding to the unfortunate passing of lead vocalist Shane Henderson's girlfriend. Henderson also let out some of his frustration and pain on his solo acoustic release under the moniker Promise of Redemption. He released that album in December of 2007 (also recommended). While we expected that Shane was finished outleting his emotions; he yet again decided to use his girlfriend Dana as inspiration for the majority of this album's tracks. Not a bad thing, though; it just sounds like Promise of Redemption with electrical instruments and a drummer.

Overall, this is a good album. There's not a whole lot of surprise or swagger instrumentally, which is expected in this genre, but the point of pop-punk is not complexity of musical composition, but more focusing on the melodic attraction of each individual verse/chorus/bridge. In other words, this genre is meant to breed catchy songs. That's what makes a great pop-punk band. Valencia can last in this particular venue, but these types of bands have a tendency to not exist for very long. We will see; they have release two solid albums, and I expect to see more, as always."