Smile, It's the End of the World (CD - 2006)

Personnel: Kenneth E. Larry, Everett Dallas, James "Jockey" Young, Willie Mae Williams, Josh Head (vocals).

Audio Mixer: J.R. McNeely.

Recording information: Compound Recording, Seattle, WA.

Illustrator: Jason Powers.

Photographer: David Hill.

This is the sophomore effort from punk-pop outfit Hawk Nelson. Catchy tunes replete with tight harmonies, slicing guitars, and hopped-up, high-energy rhythms show the band building on the formula that made their debut, LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT, such a success. Hawk Nelson mix things up a bit, with straight punk ("Is Forever Enough") and hands-in-the-air chantalongs ("Bring 'Em Out"), but the band is at their best on slices of sure-fire punk-pop like "The One Thing I Have Left," the album's rousing opener. minimize