ANTHONY GREEN
''YOUNG LEGS''
NOVEMBER 12 2013
40:34
1 /Breaker
Anthony Green/4:52
2 /Young Legs
Anthony Green/4:14
3 /100 Steps
Anthony Green/3:58
4 /Too Little, Too Late
Anthony Green/1:44
5 /When You Sang to Me
Anthony Green/4:06
6 /Anytime
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Anthony Green/4:12
7 /I'll Miss You
Anthony Green/3:48
8 /Stolen
Anthony Green/1:13
9 /Conversation Piece
Anthony Green/2:50
10 /Shine
Anthony Green/4:03
11 /You Have to Believe It Will Happen
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin/5:34
REVIEW
By Timothy Monger
Young Legs, the third solo release from emo stalwart and Circa Survive frontman Anthony Green continues to build on the introspective, textured alt-pop he first introduced on 2008's Avalon. A veteran of several prominent screamo and post-hardcore bands on both coasts, the Philadelphia native has been intently moving beyond some of the genre trappings that originally brought him success, carving out a solo career as a thoughtful, literate songwriter. Much of the anger and fire of his earlier output has been subdued and transformed into a world-weariness more befitting an artist entering his early thirties. That's not to say that all of Green's emo edges have been filed away by the passing of time. There is still an emotional intensity that burns all the way through Young Legs, displaying the indelible stamp of its creator and preventing the songs from straying too far into the mire of adult contemporary pop. If anything there is a somber tone to the front half of the album. From the ominous, piano-led opener "Breaker" to the spare, acoustic introspection of "Too Little, Too Late," there is a haunting quality to both the production and the material that lends itself well to Green's high broken tenor. Conversely, the album also contains one of his sunnier efforts, the slick, upbeat "Anything." Working again with backing trio Good Old War and Circa Survive producer Will Yip, Young Legs presents a mixed bag of expansive, yearning alt-rock and reflective acoustic-led pop ballads that hits more than it misses.
BIOGRAPHY
By Andrew Leahey
With his high-pitched vocals and prolific songwriting, singer Anthony Green had a hand in many bands throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer, Saosin, Circa Survive, the Sound of Animals Fighting, and several smaller projects. Green was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he joined Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer in the late '90s before relocating to Southern California in 2003. There, he briefly joined the screamo outfit Saosin but ultimately left before the band signed to Capitol Records. He resurfaced with Circa Survive and remained with the group throughout the decade's latter half, during which period he also launched a solo career with the release of 2008's Avalon. In between the release of his debut solo album and 2012's Beautiful Things, Green went through some major life changes, including getting married and having a son. These personal shifts greatly influenced the songwriting and musical direction of his sophomore solo outing, with a deep focus on family, fatherhood, and devotional love. In 2013, Green inaugurated his own label, Moshtradamus Records, by releasing his third album, Young Legs.
''YOUNG LEGS''
NOVEMBER 12 2013
40:34
1 /Breaker
Anthony Green/4:52
2 /Young Legs
Anthony Green/4:14
3 /100 Steps
Anthony Green/3:58
4 /Too Little, Too Late
Anthony Green/1:44
5 /When You Sang to Me
Anthony Green/4:06
6 /Anytime
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin / Anthony Green/4:12
7 /I'll Miss You
Anthony Green/3:48
8 /Stolen
Anthony Green/1:13
9 /Conversation Piece
Anthony Green/2:50
10 /Shine
Anthony Green/4:03
11 /You Have to Believe It Will Happen
Tim Arnold / Keith Goodwin/5:34
REVIEW
By Timothy Monger
Young Legs, the third solo release from emo stalwart and Circa Survive frontman Anthony Green continues to build on the introspective, textured alt-pop he first introduced on 2008's Avalon. A veteran of several prominent screamo and post-hardcore bands on both coasts, the Philadelphia native has been intently moving beyond some of the genre trappings that originally brought him success, carving out a solo career as a thoughtful, literate songwriter. Much of the anger and fire of his earlier output has been subdued and transformed into a world-weariness more befitting an artist entering his early thirties. That's not to say that all of Green's emo edges have been filed away by the passing of time. There is still an emotional intensity that burns all the way through Young Legs, displaying the indelible stamp of its creator and preventing the songs from straying too far into the mire of adult contemporary pop. If anything there is a somber tone to the front half of the album. From the ominous, piano-led opener "Breaker" to the spare, acoustic introspection of "Too Little, Too Late," there is a haunting quality to both the production and the material that lends itself well to Green's high broken tenor. Conversely, the album also contains one of his sunnier efforts, the slick, upbeat "Anything." Working again with backing trio Good Old War and Circa Survive producer Will Yip, Young Legs presents a mixed bag of expansive, yearning alt-rock and reflective acoustic-led pop ballads that hits more than it misses.
BIOGRAPHY
By Andrew Leahey
With his high-pitched vocals and prolific songwriting, singer Anthony Green had a hand in many bands throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer, Saosin, Circa Survive, the Sound of Animals Fighting, and several smaller projects. Green was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he joined Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer in the late '90s before relocating to Southern California in 2003. There, he briefly joined the screamo outfit Saosin but ultimately left before the band signed to Capitol Records. He resurfaced with Circa Survive and remained with the group throughout the decade's latter half, during which period he also launched a solo career with the release of 2008's Avalon. In between the release of his debut solo album and 2012's Beautiful Things, Green went through some major life changes, including getting married and having a son. These personal shifts greatly influenced the songwriting and musical direction of his sophomore solo outing, with a deep focus on family, fatherhood, and devotional love. In 2013, Green inaugurated his own label, Moshtradamus Records, by releasing his third album, Young Legs.