Three years after A Day To Remember’s “Common Courtesy” smashed all expectations, the band has just released their seventh full length album “Bad Vibrations.” And it is nothing to get too excited about.

The title track “Bad Vibrations” is a much angrier song than one might expect after listening to some of the tracks from previous albums, with heavy vocals throughout the entire song. This song is one that redeems the rest of the album a bit for me. While the breakdowns are a bit recycled, “Bad Vibrations” is a quintessential A Day To Remember song. Catchy and angry and ultimately a relatable track.

“Paranoia,” the second track on the album, is where things go south. With stereotypical lyrics, guitar chords and breakdowns, “Paranoia” is definitely a song I hated on the first few listens. I forgave the repetitive nature of the song at first because it was the first single released, but that’s really the only purpose the song serves. It isn’t anything new, fresh or unique, and it kind of feels like a blind reach to appeal to be radio friendly without giving up too much of their old sound.

From there the next few tracks fall victim to the same fate. While A Day To Remember likes to dabble in the pop punk realm of the scene, these songs don’t fit there either. With a mixture of radio metal and teenybopper pop punk, the whole midsection of this album feels way too forced. Lyrics that every 15-year-old would caption their Instagram photos with.

McKinnon’s vocals redeem some of these songs, and I definitely don’t hate every song on this record. “Same About You” has a nice combination of hardcore instrumentals that surprisingly compliment McKinnon’s clean vocals. The last song on the record, “In Florida,” nicely closes the album and is a great shout out to the band’s hometown.

Overall I was unimpressed by “Bad Vibrations.” The album had some redeeming qualities, like McKinnon’s vocals and instrumentals that really showed off the talent of the band. However this album felt like a step in a completely different direction that I am not sure how I feel about.