(Boomtown/Shock)

Youthful exuberance pays off for these Brisbane boys.

It seems that since bands like Motion City Soundtrack made it cool to use synthesizers and moogs in pop-punk, every man and his dog have wanted to incorporate keys into the mix. Sometimes it comes off more tragic than hip, and then other times, a band like A Year To Remember come out of leftfield and nail it on the head. The latest product to be housed within the growing Boomtown Records stable, these Brisbanites make sure that their signing is justified with this EP. Tracks such as Tastefully Tricky and the brooding closer We Stayed are evidence of a band who can turn from rockers to bar-room balladeers at the flick of a switch. Targets is fantastically produced and done with a level of professionalism and innovativeness well beyond the band members’ years. Expect to hear a lot more from A Year To Remember in the not too distant future; they’re not going anywhere but up.

LINDSEY CUTHBERTSON

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