Lifehouse

Lifehouse saved their sophomore slump for their third album, though there's still promise in the execution, especially for such a subdued set. "You And Me" is the single, but there's more life in other tracks, like the Matchbox 20-flavored "Days Go By" or the Beatles-esque "Chapter One" (blessed by a funky Wurlitzer).

Lifehouse scored a huge hit with 2001's "Hanging by a Moment," a post-grunge prom anthem
that found twenty-year-old singer Jason Wade getting desperately lovesick over massive
Creed-like guitars. Having lightened up a bit since reaching drinking age, the L.A. trio's
third album mitigates its drab FM-radio rock with string arrangements and other touches of
pop whimsy. Wade is a more convincing romantic than his modern-rock peers, b... More >