CD of the Day: "Young for Eternity," The Subways

Houstonist loves its music almost as much as a 42.8 degree Guinness Draught on St. Patty’s Day. When we hear something that makes us want to drink more, we get super excited. The Subways’ debut album “Young for Eternity” got us almost too excited. We first heard the young’ns while visiting our Austinist friends for SXSW. As one of several opening acts for Snow Patrol on March 17, the Subways provided an electrifying warm-up. And the CD captures their energy well, a rarity in studio discs. With the threesome’s combined age not old enough to pay senior discount prices, the Subways jam to make us all feel “Young."

The beauty of the album lies in the simplicity. Honest, youthful lyrics passionately resonate over straightforward, heart-thumping chords with enough energy to make the Energizer Bunny keel over exhausted. In less than the album’s 35 minutes. The trio mixes the likes of Oasis, the White Stripes, the Ramones and maybe a touch of Sonny & Cher (Josh, the lead guitarist/vocalist, and Charlotte, the bassist, have been dating some time now) to create their sound. “Oh Yeah” is a perfect example of how well the two compliment each other and could be the next “I Got You, Babe”. Sonny couldn’t have professed his love any better. Houstonist is particularly fond of “At 1 A.M.”. One of the shortest of the thirteen songs, it is 1:51 of vigor to bring the disc full circle. We may adopt track 13 as our unofficial bar closing anthem. Even “No Goodbyes” slower pace maintains the rhythm of the album while letting you catch your breathe to finish strong.

We know bands have released deeper, more musically advanced and all around better debuts, but we like “Young for Eternity” for its exuberance and how they have managed to bottle a live show for us to listen to when we can’t be there.

Let us know what you think.

You can buy it cheap here or here.

Photo from raykilpatrick.com.