INSIDE OF YOU - HOOBASTANK
As Hoobastank continues to gain ground with striking ballad “If I Were You” at adult top 40, modern rock and top 40, Island preps the band’s upcoming third album “Every Man for Himself,” streeting May 16, with a reminder of its hard rock roots via the more aggressive “Inside of You.” The band’s breakthrough mainstream hit, 2004’s “The Reason,” may have pegged the trio as a melodic pop ensemble, but pundits recognize that Hoobastank is simply demonstrating its versatility. The imminent album apparently charms with flutes, accordions, chimes and trumpets and conjures everything from Pink Floyd to Journey. “Inside of You” rocks, but it’s also teaching the world to sing, one demographic at a time.
