Young begins the album with Dreams and Disasters, a track that, in my opinion, sounds a little bit like David Guetta/Usher's hit song Without You. It's a song that's basically saying, if you have a dream, don't quit and make it a disaster. The second track, Shooting Star, was the albums lead single. What the song is suggesting is that even though the world will try to bring you down, don't let them, it's your life!
If you've listened to any of the album, you will realize that the theme is basically dreams. Almost every song has something to do with dreams. Gold falls nothing short of that. It is saying that even though you don't believe in your dreams, everyone else does. The 4th track on the cd is Dementia and features guest vocal's from blink-182's Mark Hoppus. This happens to be my favorite song on the album. It's a nice electronic rock tune that suggest, once again, that even though you feel like giving up, "keep the pace just in case all the magic dies."
I'm Coming After You is a sweet love song that has the singer telling his love to stay cause he misses her. Speed of Love is a song that portrays everyone trying to find love. Even though love is a very hard race to win, keep it going, cause in the end, you will win.
One of the best songs on the album and probably my favorite, Good Time is a Summer anthem that will remain on your playlist well into winter. It features guest vocals from Call Me Maybe artist Carly Rae Jepsen. It's basically a fun song that says you can have fun and a good time no matter what. Embers is another one of my favorite songs on the album. It's another song about chasing your dreams, so there is not much more to say about it.
That one soft rock sounding song is Silhouette. It's probably, in my opinion, the most beautifully written song on the album. Young says in the song that he wants to put his fears and failures to bed and that's pretty much the theme throughout the whole song. Track 10 on the album, Metropolis, was written by Young's very good friend, Matt Theissen of Relient K. He says in the song that he left his heart in Metropolis, basically saying he found love there. The final track on the physical and Amazon MP3 version of the album is Take it All Away. It's a sad breakup song where the singer, although doesn't relationship to end, it's for the best.
As I mentioned before, the theme throughout The Midsummer Station is dreams. This is also the first album Young collaborated with others for writing the tracks for the album. Even though it was released at the end of Summer, this is a very Summery album, but will remain on your playlist well into December. Great job once again Adam!
Rating: 10 out of 10
Purchase Links: iTunes, Amazon MP3
Top 3 Songs: Embers, Good Time, and, Dementia
For Fans of: David Guetta, Carly Rae Jepsen, blink-182
Until Next Time, Alex
