All-American Rejects Move Along CD

Oklahoma's All-American Rejects finally follow up their self-titled 2002 debut three years later. Happily, Move Along sounds like almost no time at all had passed between outings. Kicking off with the brash punk-pop of the first single, 'Dirty Little Secret' (which features a killer distorted guitar riff), Move Along keeps things lively. The songs are short and the choruses are tailor-made for shouting along with, as people undoubtedly will. As before, co-leader Nick Wheeler decorates the songs with more odd touches than one would expect from an otherwise straightforward pop-punk band, layering sitar, banjo, theremin and hip-hop-flavored electronic beats into songs that otherwise sound little different from the likes of Blink-182 or Good Charlotte. Highlights include the sneering 'Stab My Back', and the flamenco-inflected rocker 'Top of the World'. 2005.

1. Dirty Little Secret 2. Stab My Back 3. More Along 4. It Ends Tonight 5. Change Your Mind 6. Night Drive 7. 11:11P.M 8. Dance Inside 9. Top of the World 10. Straitjacket Feeling 11. I'm Waiting 12. Can't Take It 13. Night Drive [Acoustic] 14. Eyelash Wishes