Changing Tune

**Changing Tune can be summed up in one word – frustrating. On the back of last year’s album World Record, Lower Than Atlantis rightly enjoyed time in the public eye and many thought that they would be one to look out for. Naturally then, their third album, and first with major label Island, carried with it a strong sense of expectation.
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However, despite brief glimpses of quality, this record falls short. It’s unlikely that the title Changing Tune was meant to reflect a transition from the edgy, punky sound of previous efforts to a more bland listening experience, but sadly that’s what has been achieved.

Perhaps the biggest disappointment is the lyrics. Over the course of the album’s twelve songs, there is a distinct lack of the witty, clever vocals that listeners have become accustomed to from lead singer Mike Dye. Instead, the lyrics are rather clichéd, and fail to stick in the head in the way that previous LTA songs have a knack of doing.

Indeed, Changing Tune is unfortunately largely forgettable. Listening to the record as a whole, the songs seem to blur into each other, particularly towards the end, and it is all over quicker than even the 36 minute length would suggest.

There is also no doubt that the album is drastically overproduced. When performing live, LTA are passionately in-your-face, as they proved in their impressive performance at Download earlier this year. This record captures none of that, and strips them of all sense of personality.

Changing Tune does have its moments. Single Love Someone Else is a representation of what the album could have been and should be an integral part of the live set list. Nothing else really touches it, though Wars with Words and Normally Strange come closest.

The record overall, though, seems to suggest that a step backward for LTA would prove to be a step forward.

**MP3:** ‘Love Someone Else
**Similar To:** Don Broco, While She Sleeps