April 26th brought the 11th studio album from Texan pop-punk band, Bowling For Soup. On first listen, Fishin' For Woos is pretty standard Bowling For Soup, which is by no means a bad thing. After a few more listens, you find the stand out tracks, such as Friends, Chicks, Guitars and I've Never Done Anything Like This. Both tracks are Bowling For Soup doing what they do best, a bouncy, summery track about things that everyone can relate to in one way or another.
Another track that deserves a special mention is an old favourite that bassist Erik Chandler wrote for a film called Sardines. Leaked online and then a fan favourite at shows, Guard My Heart makes it's full production debut on Fishin' For Woos, this time sang by Jaret. It works perfectly and adds another level to an album that is basically about girls, parties and the fun of weekends.
Bowling For Soup also show their tender side with Turbulence, the lone acoustic track on the album, and What About Us, which is a ballad the Bowling For Soup way. Both fantastic additions in to an album full of the pop-punk songs we relate to the band.
Bowling For Soup have been releasing ridiculously catchy albums for 17 years and this one is no different. It's unlikely they'll attract legions of new fans with Fishin' For Woos, but it'll make their rather large fanbase very happy indeed.
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