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August 02, 2008,
This Ohio-based emo-rock outfit has spent the time since 2006's "If Only You Were Lonely" dealing with drama considerably heavier than what most emo bands sing about. Hawthorne Heights sued (and was subsequently countersued by) its label, Victory, for breach of contract (since resolved); then, late last year, guitarist Casey Calvert died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs on the group's tour bus. Not surprisingly, on "Fragile Future," HH finds comfort in the familiar, with frontman J.T. Woodruff layering catchy (if slightly worn-sounding) vocal melodies over stop-and-start guitar chug that never gets too fuzzy for the Hot Topic set. Emo fans will be satisfied; dabblers will have their assumptions about the genre confirmed.—MIikael Wood
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nonenoneAug. 5HAWTHORNE HEIGHTSFragile FutureROCKJeff SchneeweisVictory33Features
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