You Me At Six - Sinners Never Sleep

You Me At Six have had the potential to be some huge kick-ass rock band since day 1. And while many knew that all along it seems that it took the making of their latest album, Sinners Never Sleep, for the band themselves to realise it.


Sinners Never Sleep unleashes this raw intensity that has been brimming under the surface since Take Off Your Colours. Josh Franceschi's vocal range has widened dramatically and although Oli Skyes and Winston McCall were called in to take care of the heaviest vocal parts on 'Bite My Tongue' and 'Time Is Money', they don't over shadow Josh in order for his development to shine through.


The change in his voice is mainly down to the change in the songs. They lyrics have become deeper and more meaningful, shown in 'When We Were Younger'. The music itself is now more complex and the talent of each band member really comes out, especially in 'Loverboy' and 'The Dilemma'. The overall songs have progressed a lot, as we can see in 'Crash', which is like the older, wiser sibling of 'Always Attract' [Take Of Your Colours] and 'Fireworks' [Hold Me Down].


Before the guest vocalists were mentioned and their presence on the c.d really shows how serious the band are about changing their sound. How well the guest vocals fit in with the songs is a surprise to most. When it was first mentioned that Oli Skyes would be doing the guest vocals the majority of You Me At Six fans became apprehensive, questioning whether it would work and sound right. And I'm pleased to say it does. Having one of the heaviest singers these days feature on a former pop-punk bands c.d you have every right to worry. Yet it works and 'Bite My Tongue' has turned out to be one of the best songs on the c.d.


But their original sound still remains strong on songs like 'Reckless' and 'Jaws On The Floor'. However 'Little Death' shows us a guarantee that You Me At Six are changing and that their planning on getting rid of the pop-punk, alternative songs as quick as possible. 


So where Take Off Your Colours was the start of the band, Sinners Never Sleep is the start of the real You Me At Six - and their pretty damn good.