Even though it was released in 2006, "Louder Now", the third album from Taking Back Sunday, has become one of those albums I just can't take out of my cd player.

The tone of the album is heavy rock "happy hardcore", with liberal lashings of pop thrown in for good measure. I'm sure that Taking Back Sunday get written off by a lot of people as being just another "emo/screamo" band, but do so would be a little harsh.

Standout tracks on the album are "MakeDamnSure", "Error: Operator", "What it feels like to be a ghost" and "Liar (It takes one to know one)". All tracks that will make you feel like singing along and breaking out the air guitar.

A lot of the A grade materials is spat out first up (with the exception of "Error: Operator"), but that's not to say that the second half is poor. It's just that the first half of the album sets such a high standard.

Whether it's a good or bad thing, Taking Back Sunday have become somewhat of a serial soundtrack band, contributing songs to soundtracks from films such as Fantastic Four, Spider-man 2 and Elektra. Anyone else notice the comic books link?

Would I recommend "Louder Now"? Yes, as an introduction to Taking Back Sunday it's a great place to start. If you like the more recent stuff from bands like My Chemical Romance, The Used and Funeral for a Friend, then you'll like this.