Bad Habits

Giving their sound of euphoric rock a sharper, slicker edge, Every Avenue explores themes of lust, temptation and self-acceptance in their new album BAD HABITS. With a collection of 10 driving tracks, their third full-length solidifies their place in the next breed of strong contenders in pop rock.

After playing the 2010 Alternative Press Tour and 2011 Vans Warped Tour, frontman David Ryan Strauchman changed up his style by trimming off his swoopy bangs and growing a beard, but this was no indication that his band was moving in a new folky direction. Every Avenue remain as emo pop as ever, and Bad Habits continues right where Picture Perfect left off -- with clean, Auto-Tuned production and upbeat singalongs about relationships in the burner. Bad Habits isn't weighty enough to be a true concept album, but drugs and booze come into play often. Strauchman rarely glorifies partying, singing instead with regret about his bad habits, just as he does when he's reflecting on breakups. While introspective in nature, the songs are sung with pep, even when he questions a lover's devotion or mourns another night drinking alone. All in all, Bad Habits is pretty typical contemporary mainstream pop-punk fare, slickly recorded, and divided evenly between anthemic arena rockers and festival-friendly power ballads. ~ Jason Lymangrover, Rovi

Performer	Every Avenue
Music genre	Alternative, Rock
Music subgenre	Rock
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2011
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Number of tracks	10
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Every Avenue - Bad Habits [CD]
Track listing	Tie Me Down,Whatever Happened to You,There Tonight,Fall Apart,No One But You,Only Place I Call Home,Someday Somehow,Hit Me Where It Hurts the Most,I Can't Not Love You,Watch the World
Record label	Fearless
Track name	Bad Habits
Duration	34 min
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N