Jimmy Eat World
The Middle

Fresh from their sellout London Astoria show, Rock Sound’s ‘brightest hopes for 2002’ release another slice of their melodic power-pop. Taken from the album, ‘Bleed American', this early 80’s Duran-Duran/Blondie hybrid give us two minutes of uplifting yet unoriginal MOR. Couple that with vocals mildly reminiscent of an Americanized Tim Wheeler, and they have a likeable, albeit unremarkable tune.