Let Me Run

Meet Me At The Bottom

[3/5]

Let Me Run follow closely in the footsteps of current Garden State phenomenon the Gaslight Anthem. Though they refrain from blatantly bowing at the altar of Bruce Springsteen, Let Me Run still bear more than a passing resemblance. Like Springsteen (and Gaslight), Let Me Run strive to make every song a generation-defining anthem. While their brand of rock is endearing in bite-sized doses, listening through the entire record can be exhausting rather than exhilarating. Nevertheless, they strike musical gold with "The Count Of Monte Fisto" and "Here’s My Destroyer." The finale, "The Body And The Slow Burner," displays their potential for brewing the sort of heart-on-sleeve anthems that New Jersey bands seem genetically predisposed. (XOXO; xoxorecords.com) Casey Boland