Titling their latest album as a sequel to their debut seems like a curious move for Gym Class Heroes. Back in 2005, The Papercut Chronicles was safe hip-hop for the Fueled By Ramen set – the Heroes wove strands of aggro punk and emo into their stylistic tapestry, and the results were more Fall Out Boy than Kanye West. (This, of course, long before Fall Out Boy ironically acquired Kanye’s penchant for hubris, outsized ambition, and Jay-Z cameos.) They’re a peculiar […]
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Hear Here!: Gym Class Heroes’ “Stereo Hearts” (feat. Adam Levine)
Travie McCoy’s solo success with the Bruno Mars-assisted “Billionaire” does not mean the end of his band, Gym Class Heroes. The band is back with a new album scheduled for release later this summer. The lead single, “Stereo Hearts”, threatens to be an instant summer hat, filled with feel-good (and quite creative) lyrics and a guest shot from a rejuvenated Adam Levine (bouncing back from the border of irrelevance). With the sales of the last Gym Class Heroes album not […]