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Jimmy Eat World invents even more success

Artist: Jimmy Eat World

Album: Invented

Label: Interscope Records

Release Date: Sept. 28

Grade: B

Arizona-based Jimmy Eat World has grown to the ripe age of 17 and still manages to serve an appetizing entrée of rock and roll on a silver platter.

Throughout the past decade, the band has released seven albums, including their critically acclaimed Clarity and Bleed American (changed to Jimmy Eat World after the Sept. 11 attacks), and has yet to make an album to disappoint their dedicated fan base.

The most recent addition to the band's discography, Invented, includes 12 mind-blowing tracks that will jump-start any hardcore fan or casual listener's rock and rolling heart.

The album commences with "Heart is Hard To Find," an acoustic hand-clapping brew of melodic rhythms. The song holds its own against the album's first single, "My Best Theory."

"Coffee and Cigarettes" and "Higher Devotion" are catchy yet raucous tracks that will have the listener screaming along to every word. It would be a difficult task to find a listener that can ignore the songs' captivating sing-a-long choruses.

"Movielike" features an introduction of acoustics and soothing vocals that burst into an explosion of distorted guitar and a beguiling, foot-tapping chorus. The calming "oohs" and "ahhs" make the listener want to press the repeat button to experience that sense of tranquility over and over.

The closing number, "Mixtape," can be seen as musical homage to the classic Jimmy Eat World sound, yet it's strung together with the darkness that was missing on Chase This Light.

Invented is a great addition to the band's legacy and a must have for any Jimmy Eat World fan's collection.

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