Angels and Airwaves- LOVE Review

Hey guys its Dave here from TheClassicCriminal. Today's review is of the brand new album from Angels and Airwaves entitled "LOVE". You can get the entire album for free at their website:
http://modlife.com/angelsandairwaves

Oh and its LEGAL haha.

Alright well, lets start. This album I think is their greatest work so far. The album has great sounds because they finally struck the balance between sound effects and traditional instruments. Also, please note that at the end of many songs there are a minute or two of added instrumentals. Delonge has noted these are to help in the soundtrack of their movie also entitled "LOVE" which was due out on Valentines Day as well, but has been postponed to April.

Before I get into the tracks, let me say that there is not one song I have a disliking for.

Et Ducit Mundum Per Luce- GREAT way to start off the album. It is completely instrumental but it has a ring to it. 9/10

The Flight of Apollo- The first "real" track. One of the best on the album. Has a great ring and good lyrics. The chorus is very catchy even though it is the same line again and again. One of my favorites from their entire career. 10/10

Young London- Starts off with a transition from "The Flight of Apollo" with heavy guitar chords. A fantastic guitar line comes into play, very solo-like and very fast. The lyrics are some of the most interesting on the record. The chorus is catchy and the music is overall great. This is also the first song with the extra instrumental at the end. Another 10/10.

Shove- This song starts with the sound effects ending of the transition of "Young London" It later turns into an 80's sounding guitar line. The lyrics are decent, not bad at all but also not the greatest, but the song is very catchy. 8/10

Epic Holiday- One of my personal favorites on the record. The chorus is catchy and meaningful. The guitar lines are great. The verses have a great bass line as well. 10/10

Hallucinations- This song was released on New Years Eve to get people hyped for the new record. It is catchy, but one of my least favorites on the record just because I've listened to it so much. The guitar line is catchy and the lyrics are good though. 8/10

The Moon Atomic (...Fragments and Fictions)- One of the most clever songs, lyrically and musically, on the record. It reminds me a lot of "Start the Machine" From We Don't Need to Whisper. Good Sounding. 9/10

Clever Love- This song begins with the outro of "The Moon Atomic". This song is more expirimental sounding. It reminds me a lot of "Breath" from I-Empire. I mean A LOT. But the lyrics are good and catchy. It is built on walls of sound effects. Good song, not the best, but still good. 8/10

Soul Survivor (...2012)- This one reminds me a lot of "Lifeline" from I-Empire. The verses are strange sounding. But there are a lot of good guitar riffs. The chorus seems a little cheesey, but not too bad. 8/10

Letters to God, Part II- I know what you guys are thinking. "Part II?? What was part I?" Well, the original "Letters to God" was done by Delonge's other band, (which also included Kennedy on tour) BoxcarRacer. The original was a lot different and was more of a plea lyrically. It was acoustic. I will probably be doing a BoxcarRacer album review at some point. But this one is of course spacey. The lyrics are great and the chorus is catchy. 10/10

Some Origins of Fire- The title has almost nothing to do with the song. This song is very interesting. It is mellower than some other songs on the record, but not in a bad way. It is very sound effects heavy. The lyrics are good, stating "We all want love, but love is hard, we are hard to love". Great song. 10/10

Overall I give this album a 10/10