Plain White Ts’ most recent album, Big Bad World, is a big beautiful success. The album balances mellow songs such as “Rainy Day,” with more foot-tapping and head-nodding tunes that come with such songs as “That Girl,” a personal favorite.
The album combines eclectic styles of music that keep your ears wanting more. These styles include rock ballads heard in “Serious Mistake”, acoustics, resembling John Mayer heard in “1,2,3,4,” ragtime in “I Really Want You,” which instantly grabs your attention with harmonica, and Latin beats, heard repeatedly throughout “Serious Mistake.” The album showcases Plain White T’s ability to transform as this album emphasizes their innovation, more so than their previous album, Every Second Counts. It introduces various styles, rather than relying on a constant collaboration of instruments to create fast-paced songs that lose uniqueness.
The album goes in a different direction from the constant hyper energy of songs heard in Plain White T’s previous albums as it incorporates a more diverse array of styles. This album feeds off of the success of “Hey There Delilah” which balanced lyrics and instrumentals, exactly what Big Bad World does in addition to fusing different musical arrangements into each track.
