Boxes

This week was a big week for anyone who loves The Goo Goo Dolls.

On May 6th of 2016, The Goo Goo Doll's 11th studio was released. It's called "Boxes" and I've already listened to it about ten times, I would have listened to it more by now except I have school and me being a law abiding citizen, I do have some self control. Needless to say, I am truly, deeply, madly in love with this new album. I say it every year, and I'm saying it again this year too.

It's so cool to see the progression of the music from the past six years. In 2010, "Something for the Rest of Us" was a rather dark and moody album for The Goo Goo Dolls. In interviews, Johnny Rzeznik even admits that it was rough time in their lives and it reflected in their music.

In 2013, the upbeat and energetic album "Magnetic" was released and it seemed like a chapter had turned for the members of The Goo Goo Dolls. Johnny married his sweetheart Melina Gallo in July and Robby was the father of a beautiful baby girl. Johnny described it as chaos though, there was a lot happening and he was in the center of it.

Now, 2016, I personally feel as if this new album's music is a reflection of Johnny moving past that chaos, exploring a new sound and finding a sort of pure feeling of what happiness is in this music. It's incredible to see the journey of my favourite band and to see the progression they have made. Robby being a father, Johnny being sober for the past 15 months. It feels like this is a great time to be a Goo Goo Doll.

I felt uplifted with every song I heard. There wasn't one song where I felt like I wasn't being told I was enough, to be brave, that every moment's a chance to live again. The lyrics are so masterfully done, I'm moved every time I listen to the songs and I'll catch a new phrase I didn't hear before that I think this was written just for me.

If you have any sort of interest in this album, I strongly suggest you take a listen to it. It's on Spotify, it's on iTunes, it's on Google and Amazon. It's everywhere. Find it, love it. I totally adored it to pieces and can't wait to listen to it for the rest of my life. That's the great thing about music, it's a permanent addition to your life.