The Juliana Theory - “Deadbeat Sweetheart”The Juliana Theory – “Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat”
November 3, 2005
Gabriel Gross
For Fans of: Further Seems Forever, Taking Back Sunday
When you can’t get someone to do things right, you do them yourself. Or so was the mindset for Pennsylvania’s The Juliana Theory. After a two album stint on Tooth & Nail Records and a single album contract with Epic, The Juliana Theory—vocalist Brett Detar, guitarists Josh Kosker and Josh Fiedler and drummer Josh Walters—have split from their corporate connections and released their fourth album, Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat, on their own label, Paper Fist Recordings. The album is enhanced furthermore being co-produced by John Travis (Social Distortion, Kid Rock) and vocalist Brett Detar.
Deadbeat carries a different tune than Love or Emotion is Dead. TJT have removed a large aspect of sensitive emotion in their lyrics and replaced it with angst. There is no doubt that this album is conceptual based on farewells, goodbyes and moving on. Past sugary songs like “This is Your Life” (Emotion is Dead) and “This Is Not A Love Song” ( will not be heard, instead you will get the edgier and more discrete alternative rock intensity with tracks like “This Valentine Ain’t No Saint” and “We Make The Road By Walking.” Deadbeat shows positive progression from last album through its bittersweet lyrics, heavier guitar work and striking percussions in “I Love You To Death” and “Shotgun Serenade” (an obvious choice to release as the first single on the album). The final and hidden track “Her Velvet Voice” offers hope after valediction: “I could be your voice of reason / You can be impossible.” In a genre constantly trying to redefine itself, The Juliana Theory prove that change can be a very good thing.
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