Thirty Seconds To Mars are one of my all-time fave bands and safe to say after the last album being a total dud, I can happily shout out that THEY ARE BACK!!!!! It's the End of the World, but It's a Beautiful Day is the sixth studio album by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, released on September 15, 2023, through Concord. It is the first album after their debut without guitarist Tomo Miličević who left the band in June 2018. So going into the album prior to any song release I was sceptical because the last album America, frankly sucked in my opinion, and it really let me down. However, following Stuck's single release I was taken back hearing a new pop synth rock track from Mars which was also so very catchy.
From there I binged the track relentlessly until they dropped their next single, Life Is Beautiful, and again it was another chill and beautiful track I binged, and you won't believe what happened next? Well I pre-ordered the Deluxe album from HMV and then oh yes I loved their next two single's they dropped prior to the album release Get Up Kid and World On Fire. Catchy and beautiful tracks the boys dropped and so here comes me listening to this new album religiously since it dropped or rather arrived in my hands. The album I ordered got delayed a few days as this was supposed to arrive on September 15th which was the same day as my CFM2 CD and honestly this time round Corey Taylor new album was disappointing and 30STM's was phenomenal.
1: Stuck
The lead single from the album and a very funky, catchy, high energy track which Jared said celebrates the arts.
2: Life Is Beautiful
Dramatic beats with upbeat empowering lyrics that are chill and catchy.
3: Seasons
Acoustic and very chill vibes with this song as it's stripped back with again catchy and relatable lyrics.
I have been singing along to this quite a bit in the car, well that also applies to the whole album.
4: Get Up Kid
Piano in this is stunning and so is its catchy whoa's and empowering soft chorus.
5: Love These Days
An absolute truth in a song. As with other tracks I find this relatable and catchy.
It's a beautiful and apt song.
6: World On Fire
It feels like a song about coming out of depression as you feel your drive again and things will be better now. Nice message and it's very electronic.
7:1
Got to channel our inner Freddie Mercury with the ayy-oh's in this one haha, it's catchy and again electronic.
8: Never Not Love You
A soft and powerful emotional songs that I feel is so relatable. I love this one, no it's more of an adore.
I adore this song, it's very personal.
9: Midnight Prayer
The first time I heard this song I was confused because it did not sound like Jared Leto singing to me, and I was an idiot to not realize sooner that it's Shannon Leto singing this one. HOWEVER! It has quickly become one of my most repeated songs from the album. Electronic and synthy. Another very relatable song for me with this one though.
10: Lost These Days
This one is another stripped back acoustic track and feels like a follow up to Never Not Love You or rather another alternative way of telling that story of the relationship breakdow and I also relate and feel this song. It gets very electronic towards the end.
11: Avalanche
Another one of my most played tracks is Avalanche it feels like a song that was a perfect fit for the Love, lust, faith and dreams album. First time I heard this song I felt it, it hit me and it made me smile.
The deluxe edition of the album features a slowed down version of Stuck and an Alt version of Never Not Love You. Both are you know good as to be expected. I could not hear any differences in the alt version of Love.
So yes, I love this album, and it feels really special and personal to me with how I can relate and feel all the emotions from the songs and how Jared expresses the lyrics. Softer, chill, emotional and catchy is what this album is, and it's full of the human spirit and experiences of life. Honestly this album is phenomenal in my opinion and I love it to bits.
10/10
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