Band: The Crusaders of Love
Release: 2010
Label: Douchemaster

1. “Better When I’m Gone” – B+
2. “Shot to the Heart” – B-
3. “Good Time All the Time” – B+
4. “Little Mind” – B+
5. “Braving Hell” – A-
6. “Can’t Get Enough” – A-
7. “It Doesn’t Change a Thing” – A-
8. “Time” – A
9. “If You Want to Try” – A-
10. “Looking For Us” – B
11. “Looking For a Heart” – A-

Comments: Crusaders of Love have the power-pop thing down pat. There’s not much changing up of things, so I can’t find too many stand-out tracks among the first four tracks. I do dig the punk-lite naivete, which really comes out on the rest of the album. It’s hard not to like the perceived care-free aesthetic of a young band just jamming out and having fun. They’ve got a release on Die Slaughterhaus so if I say they have a similar energy/MO of early Black Lips I don’t think I’d be too far off. Also, I never would have guessed these guys were from France.

Grade: B+ (88)