On October 3 2014 German rock band Tokio Hotel released their long awaited fifth studio album entitled “ Kings of Suburbia”. The new album is an electronic album that has 15 tracks. This release is nothing like any of their previous albums. Since the release the album as gone number 1 on iTunes, and pre-sales in a various countries. The band plans to head out on a world tour on June 6th. Kings of Suburbia is filled with sexually fueled lyrics and heavy electronic beats. This album has a noticeable 80’s dance feel to it with songs like the debut track “Love Who, Loves You Back.” The album is very well produced and the lyrical content is slightly lacking but for the most part we were moved by the beats. “Run, Run, Run” is a piano ballad that we really liked, and probably the best song on the album. “Covered In Gold” is a great ballad if you like to dance and love the autotuned laced lyrics. This album is very eclectic in its sound as well as corresponding music videos. The fellas are really stretching their creativity to new heights. We’re glad to see that they came back with something new and slightly different then what we’re use to from Tokio Hotel. Music in this day and age can be pretty challenging, and most bands tend to stick to only what works and that’s it. They took a risk and we think it’ll pay off for them. King of Suburbia is a fairly good album, we were skeptical when reviewing this album because Tokio Hotel has had a history of receiving bad reviews for their previous work. This album is worth a listen and is great for dancing. Tokio Hotel is a global success you can’t take that away from them, We listened to their previous album “Humanoid” and we had to admit it, it was a teen driven, pop album. Bill is a great vocalist, he can really belt out those high notes and has talent to back it. Kings of Suburbia keeps a steady tone throughout the whole album, “we wanna party” and at the end of the day the band is playing to their audience. I wouldn’t expect a 40 year old man to enjoy this album, his 18 year old tween however…. A whole lot.
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