I have been a silverchair fan for many years. Frogstomp was an impressive grunge/rock album being that the members were in their early teens. Freakshow showed a little more musical growth which isn't that suprising due to the fact that they got older. Neon Ballroom was really the turning point. They had grown leaps and bounds with the album and the results were nothing short of excellence. When Diorama came, many long time fans turned the other way not open to the drastic change in sound which was hinted at on Neon Ballroom. Diorama, is an incredible album and in my opinion stands as their most focused and awe inspiring album the band has released. A half a decade since Diorama, we now have Young Modern. I have been anticipating this album for a long time and I knew I would be setting myself up for dissapointment with the incredibly high expectations I had. On first listen, the album didn't grab me the way I had hoped. When I first heard the single "Straight Lines" I loved it. I had carried that feeling into the rest of the album but found myself confused with what I was hearing. To be honest the album seems all over the place. There are a few moments of genius permeating the album, but mostly it just sounds like they tried too much. I really wanted to love this album, and being that I can't force myself to like it just because it's by one of my favorite bands I will say that after five straight listens all the way through, I'm not a fan of Young Modern. It saddens me to say such a thing, but it's true. To the fans who love this album, cool, glad you like it? I wonder though, if I'm simply not getting it. Or maybe just maybe, it's not good. I don't know. but the interview was great.
 

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