“Smile, It’s The End Of The World” is the sophomore album from Canadian pop punk rockers Hawk Nelson. If on their debut “Letters To The President”, this four piece used to play fast, dynamic and melodic pop punk, with easy listening harmonies and young lyrics, on this new record things become a little more serious. Of course, the melodies and the catchy pop chourses are still present, but the themes that the band deals with during the songs are even more serious and the music parts are harder.

As on the opening track “The Only Thing That I Have Left” you can hear super catchy vocals as well as some melodic punk rock guitar riffs, while on the track “Bring ‘Em Out” you will hear gang vocals with an almost hip hop chorus made only by vocals and drums. The rhythms become faster on songs like “Something On My Mind”, while the slow piano ballads are still here on the record with songs like “Something On My Mind” and “Is Forever Enough”, where piano driven ballads take the place of furious punk songs.

Hawk Nelson is one of the fastest growing punk rock bands out there, and “Smile, It’s The End Of The World” is a rock and roll album that is destined to become a classic.

Tracklist

01 The One Thing I Have Left

02 The Show

03 Bring ‘Em Out

04 Everything You Ever Wanted

05 Something On My Mind

06 Is Forever Enough

07 Zero

08 Nothing Left To Show

09 Head On Collision

10 Hello

11 It’s Over

12 14

Buy “Smile, It’s The End Of The World” (Special Rock Edition) here.
Download “Smile, It’s The End Of The World” (Special Rock Edition) here.