Trapt are a band the UK music press was destined to loathe. Soaring choruses, commerical to the core, it was not especially surprising for them not to feature to prominently on magazine covers. Simply put, this is a shame.
There is a place in the world for shiny, pop-infused rock. This fact is ably proven by the continuing success of the excellent Nickelback (I don't care that it's cool to dislike them, they sure know how to pen a catchy tune, and Chad's deep guitar sound is simply superb).
There's no real departure from the successful formula the band used on their eponymous debut, but the band has certainly grown more confident in their writing and performances - definitely audible on the whole album, with a lot more of the songs being memorable, rather than on Trapt, where there were only three really good tracks, while the rest were simply good.
If you're after simple (though not simplistic), melodic, new-age arena rock, then Trapt are your band.
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