Armor For Sleep

Rating: NN

Armor For Sleep’s new record hits shelves with a bonus DVD, a full-colour mini-manual and a flyer for an iTunes contest. Obviously, their label is banking heavily on the Jersey rock boys to rack up some serious sales. And judging by their poster-boy image, melodramatic harmonies and tight emo riffage, they stand a pretty good chance. Still, the band bites heavily on Taking Back Sunday, and by track six the record is adrift in emo clich&eacutes. If they can’t sell a million records, maybe they’ll call their next record What To Do When Your Band Breaks Up. Possible song titles: Working At A Car Wash and How I Learned To Shear Sheep.