On their fourth album, these Florida rockers muster up anthems that would embarrass a Hallmark Card hack: "Bully" sides with schoolyard outcasts, "Unity" big-ups concertgoers, and "Miracle" — well, the wonder of that song's all in the line, "My Mona Lisa's making me smile." These dudes are more earnest than emo boys put under oath. Their sound — post-grunge buffed free of anything remotely grungy, and then often embellished with a 30-piece orchestra — matches the
bombast of their sentiment. The combination overwhelms, especially when the saccharine turns bitter, as on the F-bomb-equipped kiss-off "My Name (Wearing Me Out)." Worn out yourself? At least you know they feel your pain.

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“Youth Knows No Pain”

“Like on 'Youth Knows No Pain' — we are the ones that should demonstrate, because we can take it,” Likke Li said. “We can pierce ourselves, take Ecstasy, dance all night and still go to work at our McDonald's jobs.” Despite the hedonistic sentiment in the song, the Swedish singer also admitted in hindsight her youth had repercussions. “I remember when I was 18-19 and feeling that I know it all,” Li said. “I always feel that I know it all. But that song is about realizing you don’t, and reflecting, ‘Boy, if I only knew what would follow.’”