Broadway Calls are big fans of Green Day, who have greatly influenced their sound. While the trio isn’t a Green Day knock-off, they display some of the same talents as their heroes, especially on the sparkling power pop of “Election Night.” The song has a powerful vocal hook that rains down on the listener like the good-times-a’-comin’ emotion of an election night landslide, made all the more joyful by a barrage of carefree ringing guitar.

Just about everything here is fast and positive, but Broadway Calls prove they’re equally adept with slower numbers with the hopeful closer “At the End.”

Grade: B



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