Less Than Jake Music:

Editorial Review:
The firecrackers on the sleeve give a good idea of what to expect on this Florida ska-punk group's third major-label album after a brief sojourn back in the indie world. Horns, chugging guitars, and crashing rhythms mesh to create a high-energy racket that refuses to subside until the band has rolled out its raucous closing cover version of Cheap Trick's "Surrender." The label turbulence does little to affect its angular wit, as focus returns to the heady party vibes of the group's hugely successful major label debut, Losing Streak: pogo-driven "Best Wishes to Your Black Lungs" and "That's Why They Call It a Union" are standard-issue Less Than Jake. As with the band's other releases, the music inspires clear feelings of love and hate. --Aidin Vaziri

Anthem (Bonus Enhanced DVD & T-Shirt) Reviews:
There's a reason they called it ANTHEM
2009-09-12 - If you know someone who is not familiar with LTJ, give this to them as a gift. You'll make a huge fan out of them. You can't possibly listen to this CD without wanting more LTJ. This is a classic.

Another step forward for LTJ
2003-05-23 - This is an excellent follow-up to Borders and Boundries, and may be the best LTJ album to date. They've re-done Look What Happened and it's even better on Anthem. Despite the misconception that they've become too "pop-punk" it's more like they've matured as a band both lyrically and how the songs are written. They evolve themselves through every new album, and this is no different. You may not hear as many horn parts, but it's still definitly Less Than Jake, and any fan that's not too stubborn to accept change should love it. My personal favorite tracks are The Ghosts of You and Me and Best Wishes to Your Black Lung. There are a lot of other great songs though, it's one of those albums that makes it hard to pick out ONE song above the rest because they're all excellent.