★★★★★
Swing. But which swing? According to London-based quintet Man Overboard, debut album All Hands On Deck is full of "Hot Vintage Swing." According to Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
1899 - 1974 piano
, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. Which begs the crucial question, does Man Overboard have that swing? Man Overboard (not to be confused with the American pop punk band of the same name) formed in January 2011...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2013-07-04
★★★★★
Release Date: May 28 2013 If you're new to the pop-punk genre, it's needed defending apparently, and New Jersey outfit Man Overboard is the first band who coined the term a few years ago. I don't remember pop-punk ever needing defending, especially when the biggest pop-punk bands in the genre have been releasing records this year, such as The Wonder Years, Transit, and The Story So Far...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-06-26
★★★★★
It makes sense that the band with the battle cry of "Defend Pop Punk" would eventually take aim at the heart. With its self-titled Rise debut feeling a bit safe at times, we needed Man Overboard to reclaim that Real Talk urgency. I'm not saying the band's last album was bad, but it was missing some of the punch its debut possessed. Thankfully, that's not the case with Heart Attack, as Man Overboard has brought back its defibrillator to jumpstart things once again...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-06-08
★★★★★
Sound: This is the darkest record that Man Overboard has put out. While a few songs are relatively happy sounding, the rest seem to have a darker sound, which we haven't seen much of on their past releases. It's a pleasant change, and they have pulled it off wonderfully. // 9 Lyrics and Singing: On the "Real Talk" record, the lyrics seemed like teenage boyish poetry. And that was one of the things that drew me to Man Overboard. Bold yet simple seems to be their writing style...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
The pioneers of reviving the current pop-punk scene, Man Overboard, are back with their self-titled second full length. Meeting the tricky task of the sophomore album head on has resulted in a neat package of 12 songs, not one of them you'd want to skip. This is also their first full length since signing to Rise Records back in December 2010...
- www.alterthepress.com
2011-09-27
★★★★★
Release Date: September 27, 2011 It's only been 14 months since Man Overboard last released a full-length record, but the stage couldn't be any different for the New Jersey-based pop-punk defenders. You knew I was going to bring up that motto in the first paragraph before you clicked that link, didn't you? Unfortunately, just like my introductory remarks, Man Overboard's self-titled second LP and first for upstart-pop-punk-powerhouse Rise Records is.....
- absolutepunk.net
2011-09-26
★★★★★
Man Overboard bore a fair amount of potential with their debut 2008 EP, Hung Up on Nothing. Since then, the band's issued a veritable flood of releases, championing the mantra "DEFEND POP PUNK" along the way. It's a curious angle to take, given that on each release the band are essentially playing overtly produced, scrappy pop-rock--strictly about girls--with shades of modern emo, major label pop-punk, and even Top 40...
- www.punknews.org
2011-07-18
★★★★★
Following the success of their debut album, 'Real Talk' and the anticipation for their upcoming second record, Man Overboard have put out a release, that will be described as less of an album but more of a compilation, a compilation that seems like a thank you to their fans for their support while giving them a taste of things to come...
- www.alterthepress.com
2011-05-30
★★★★★
With all of the popularity they've been collecting with their defense of pop-punk, it was only a matter of time before Man Overboard would make a jump to a bigger label...
- www.reviewrinserepeat.com
2011-05-23
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