Hello Kelly is making so much noise with their hyper-charged show and supersonic sound that it's hard to ignore this little band that could. But why would you want to do that? To put it simply, Hello Kelly is a pop-rock band. Whether they're blasting through an upbeat riff-rock power tune, or moving gently through one of their stirring ballads, this band will put a smile on your face and keep it there. From the vibrant and colorful guitar-work, to the tingling synth leads that never get old, these Canadian rockers have constructed a sound that is teeming with fresh melodies, creative arrangements and lyrical confidence.
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Time to say Hello to Kelly| Posted June 13, 2008
Pretty much under the radar thus far, Hello Kelly, five Canadian guys, finished with an abundance of EP’s to bring fans a full length album (thirteen songs). Sharing the stage with bands like Thousand Foot Krutch, Superchick and Hawk Nelson have certainly helped the bands popularity, but a solid album release is a lot more convincing.
The pop/punk/emo rock is the wide genre that Hello Kelly goes into, but on the first track, “ten good reasons”, the upbeat music is clearly punk. “Bring it broken” is a pop/punk tune also with a good chorus, but “disappearing” is a light rock tune with a more punk bridge; it also adds quick balance to the CD. The intro from “favorite arcade” sounds like it came from Donkey Kong, but the song is really edgy rock song leaving the punk sound to come in with hints. The emo rock shows up in “fall over me” which is solid but it lacks the smoothness of earlier songs, however the acoustic “simple love song”, fails because of the simplicity, Francois Goudreault’s surprising weak vocals combined with too much base.
The quick and humorous “radio edit interlude”, sounds like a piece Relient K would do while sounding like eleventyseven; the result is just fun. “The right thing” is a gritty, but solid emo rock song and “no time for tears” is a straightforward light rock song. The electric guitar introduction is good in “wait for dreams” is great and among the tune changes that are made in the light rock song the ending bit in the chorus makes it all worth it. The punk really comes out in “paper bag princess” which is a punk rock song with an odd fast paced hard ending. Along the lines of the pop punk is “my girl friend” a fast paced punk song with a great flow, such songs put Hello Kelly among the leaders in Christian punk. Starting with only light rock sound on “thinking positive”, the last song ends with a more pop reverberation.
Hello Kelly’s lyrics are as you might expect for a punk rock band, a little shallow, but they do give it a good effort. While “No time for tears” is an honest song about someone struggling with divorce and, “simple love song” and “disappearing” are a display of Hell Kelly’s cheesy writing. While “my girl friend” is an interesting take on teenaged relationships, it’s very juvenile, which is who it was geared for. “Ten good reasons” seems like a blunder because it’s about the singer wanting God to reveal his love for him (’10 good reasons/I deserve forgiveness every night’) because as Christians we realize that there is no way we can deserve forgiveness.
Among the meaningless and the obviously basic faith fueled track there is complexity when it comes to “favorite arcade” (‘How can I hate you when you buy me flowers? /how can I trust you when they always die?’). Such lyrics project a projects a promising future for Hello Kelly, and with songs like “10 good reasons”, “favorite arcade” and “my girl friend” the musical quality looks like it could very well get better than it already is. Not satisfied with Hawk Nelson’s new disc, then it’s time to say Hello to Kelly.
Hello Kelly.... ROCKS| Posted June 16, 2008
well i have know about Hello Kelly for some time now and well when i first saw them they were unsigned and awesome what has changed well they are signed and awesome... although they have lost some members this cd is pretty rockin' i'd say and Hello Kelly has amazing talent and will go far. This band is an Indie pop punk rock sound.
Upbeat and Young| Posted April 15, 2008
Hello Kelly has a pop sound that I think is different than most bands today. I liked My Girlfriend and 10 good reasons. I think tweens that aren't into the heavier rock sounds would really like this music It has a very catchy beat that just makes you want to smile. <><
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