Less Than Jake - GNV FLA

Less Than Jake's new album "GNV FLA" (releases on June 24th) attempts to bring back the ska-core they seemed to have missed and lost with their 2006 effort "In With The Out Crowd".



When the first track "City Of Gainesville" comes on, it's a familiar, upbeat ska-core song about enjoying the nights being broke. The song looks like a good omen for the future of this record, sadly- I don't think so.

As the album continues from the first track... it's all kind of hit and miss- you have good ska-core songs like "Handshake meets Pokerface", "Golden Age of my Negative Ways", to more punk-oriented songs like "Summon Monsters", and "This Ones Gonna Leave a Bruise".

The album itself- but it's not Less Than Jake. It's not their better records like "Anthem", or "Pezcore"... but it's not as bad as "In With The Out Crowd"... it falls slightly in between mediocre and annoying.

Final Score: 5.5 out of 10 Giraffes.