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At the end of 2008, LoveHateHero felt like it was time to step outside the boundaries they had created for themselves with their previous efforts. After building a solid fan base with their first two albums, Just Breathe and White Lies, which they had supported by touring nationally with such acts as Chiodos, Funeral for a Friend, and Scary Kids Scaring Kids, the band, despite all their hard work, felt like they had not quite hit their stride. Even after White Lies sold over 20,000 copies in the U.S. and drew the attention of magazines like Alternative Press and Outburn, something wasn't quite right and they knew it. While writing songs for their newest release America Underwater, the band retooled their sound. The result was a record that focuses more on their well-developed vocal melodies and cleanly polished hooks. Nearly reinventing themselves as a whole, the group dropped a lot of the edginess from their songs, using it sparingly instead of as a crutch to rest on. For this release, maturing as songwriters wasn't just a cliché. Everyone's better at what they're doing so we were able to get more creative, singer Pierrick Berube explains. The album still holds true to the band's sound but adds so much more depth, while at the same time being a more care free album. I think we concentrated more on songwriting and the material, what the songs are about, Pierrick continues. We wanted everything to be a complete song instead of just parts that shredded or were heavy. We did...

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