Rule number one when creating an album: ensure your opening track sets the tone for the remainder of the LP. Fireworks, whose opening track on this album, Geography, Vonnegut And Me, is as explosive as their name, have certainly adhered to this rule. With a rampant groove laid down by the rhythm section, nothing is left to chance and with good reason.

Tracks including Come Around, and midway mark Holiday, are upfront and thoroughly stripped down to the bare essentials. There is no space passed over to space-filling walls of sound or reverse echo. The message is simple; no frills and one-hundred percent focus. The album is not, however, solely reliant upon hyperspeed fury. Deeper tracks such as You’ve Lost Your Charm, hint at a genuine level of high-ranking musicianship and thoughtfulness during the composition stages.

Vocally, the album is often reminiscent of the earlier sound of New Found Glory, albeit slightly more robust and with less in the way of the nasal whine. The album’s chainsaw guitar tone, which ensures that no chord or riff sounds are lost among the pounding percussion, underpins the vocal stylings to exciting effect. Perhaps the album’s defining statement lies within penultimate track, Again And Again, which strikes the elusive balance between the aural attack and a refined delivery, anchored by well-placed intermittent ‘stop- starts’ of guitar. These elements when coupled together, form the music that disillusioned and confused teenagers the world over thrive off.

Ultimately, All I Have To Offer… is a strong and solid album. Will it redefine the boundaries of its genre and force bands the world over to rethink their styles? No. Will it strike a chord with legions of adolescents? The smart answer would be undoubtedly be yes.