Royseven 'You Say, We Say' Review

Nearly five years after their first album, 'The Art Of Insincerity', was released, Royseven have finally got around to following it up. Sadly, despite the wait, 'You Say, We Say' doesn't match up.

Accompanying single 'We Should Be Lovers' is perfect radio fodder, and has been duly hammered. It's a pleasant track, with Paul Walsh's voice and suitably dramatic backing from his band-mates making up for slightly clichéd lyrics. Along with this, 'Channel 103 On My T.V.' and 'You Can't Hide That' are definite highlights, drawing the most on their Muse influences. Sadly, there's not much else going on here. The title track reveals a lack of real ideas, building itself around a chorus that just doesn't work.

'No Romance', while hugely enjoyable, does have an air of being a mash-up of Irish rock hits in the last five years. 'Dance' is built perfectly for a summer soundtrack, as is 'Killer'. It's just a shame the energy doesn't hold up all the way through. For the most part, the album trundles along, without much enthusiasm or passion.

Oddly, the album was fully completed nearly a year ago, with the first single, 'Killer', released all the way back in October. It feels like they could have used that time to inject a bit more heart into their songs. The production is immaculate, but there's not much under that shiny surface.