Love Sold Me Out - EP

Five instantly hooky tunes

     

On this EP, Johnny Hi-Fi's seventh, the band showcases it's ability to lay down some big, catchy rifffs and choruses that will ring in your head for weeks. The anthemic opening song, "When You Go", could sit happily as the soundtrack to any number of huge Hollywood films. "The Last Fight" is a clean and interesting shot from left field. The upbeat title track follows, and its chorus will wedge its way permanently into your brain...a deceptively happy tune about being dumped on ones head. "Politician" is a full-range alt-pop number, and the band's only political statement (though it seems much more about generic political dirtbags than anything). "I Still Love You" closes out the short set as a slower tempo song about the confusion and aftermath of an abusive relationship. Unfortunately, with only 5 songs, the CD leaves the listener begging for more and eagerly awaiting the next installment.