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Back Talk - Make The Grade (Lyric Video) by Back Talk

'Make The Grade' is a suitable throwback to the early 00's when emo made its second breakthrough and wouldn't sit badly along the likes of Something Corporate or ealy days Brand New. The track manages to sound familiar without resorting to copying and pasting past refrains avoiding sounding generic. For a 3 piece offers a very full sound Flanger on guitar at the start is very fitting and vocals throughout are very accomplished though perhaps I would use some more double vocals to reinforce certain key phrases. I would also raise the keyboard-y solo in the last 30 seconds or so in the song to give it more prominence. I have decided to focus on the track itself but will definitely be digging through the rest of the materials. With the right production "Make The Grade" definitely possesses some memorable qualities.

Creatively written love song with a nice pop-punk tune. Could use a little more clarity on the mix, particularly on the vocals. Still a good mix overall and a nice radio-worthy song with well-done composition, instrumentation, and songwriting.
Tyler Martin