The Starting Line recently released their third, full-length CD entitled “Direction“ on Virgin Records. This band is typically falls into the “pop punk” category with memorable, up-beat songs and a few harder rock songs mixed in. Their latest CD falls right in line with their previous records with the same types of songs.

The first track and title track of the CD, “Direction“, starts a little harder than the average Starting Line song but moves along and sounds great. The first single released from this record is track #4 “Island” and has been very popular on the radio. Track #6 features a much more mellow, almost acoustic track titled “Something Left to Give”. It may be a little too soft for some Starting Line fans but is a nice break in the CD and definitely plays to the large group of female and younger fans. The remaining tracks are all good, but nothing has stuck out as being memorable after listening to this record a few times over.

Personally, “Direction“ comes after “Say It Like You Mean It“ but before “Based On A True Story“ in my order of Starting Line favorites. “Say It Like You Mean It“ was almost perfect overall. “Based On A True Story“ had some of my favorite Starting Line tracks like “Surprise, Surprise” and “Inspired By The $” but the rest of the CD was just so-so. Overall, this is another great release from The Starting Line and if you’ve enjoyed their previous 2 records, this one will not disappoint.