
Sleeping With Sirens LETS CHEERS TO THIS
Personnel: Jesse Lawson (vocals, guitar); Kellin Quinn, Justin Hills (vocals); Jack Fowler (guitar); Kris Crummett (strings, piano, percussion, electronics); Gabe Barham (drums).Audio Mixer: Kris Crummett.Recording information: Interlace Audio, Portland, OR.On its second album, Let's Cheers to This, Orlando-by-way-of-Grand Rapids quintet Sleeping with Sirens has replaced two-fifths of the outfit, with lead guitarist Brandon McMaster replaced by Jack Fowler, and rhythm guitarist Rick Trombino by Jesse Lawson. (The rhythm section of bassist Justin Hills and drummer Gabe Barham remains in place.) But the focus remains on the high tenor vocals of Kellin Quinn. Call Sleeping with Sirens post-hardcore if you like, but Quinn is a closet singer/songwriter, and even when the guitars are screaming (and some of the background vocals are, too), he is musing in his reedy, often girl-like voice about his feelings. He reflects on family in "A Trophy Father's Trophy Son," and he pleads in "Postcards a