Who are they?: A few years ago, it seemed that All Time Low were the next band in line after Fall Out Boy and blink-182 to go from Warped Tour Main Stage to mainstream radio. But a funny thing happened on the way to the top. Signed to Interscope Records, the band never received the attention necessary for their breakout, and when the sales of their album Dirty Work flopped, a break-up with the label was all but imminent. Any band whose been this mishandled by a major label will understand the band's frustration, but instead of becoming bitter and jaded, All Time Low came back swinging the only way they know how: with another summer anthem, and a new album the band made on their terms.
Why is it Song of the Week?: The band have released "The Reckless and the Brave," the first single and song to be released from their yet-to-be-announced full-length, which the band are continuing work on while they play the Main Stage of Warped Tour all summer. The track holds its own with anything ATL has put out in the last five years (not that there was much from Dirty Work that turned heads), and the chorus will prove to be one of the best you'll hear all summer. It took a label mishap, a misguided shot to the top, and name-dropping Ke$ha in a song (it's in "I Feel Like Dancin'"), but it appears All Time Low have emerged from the rubble of a bad situation, as reckless and as brave as they've always been.
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