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A few weeks ago we first discussed the fact that the new Jimmy Eat World CD, Chase This Light, would be released October 16, 2007. While the majority of this new release will not be heard by all until this date, the band has given a preview into their new album by releasing their new single today. And for fans wondering whether or not the band would stick with their old style and image or change, “Big Casino” was a good indication of their direction.

As a big Jimmy Eat World fan myself, I was excited to hear my local radio station announce that the song would be played, for the first time to my knowledge, as I was driving around doing errands. My first thoughts, when I finally heard the song, were that “Big Casino” sounded an awful lot like something out of Clarity. The song still carried the meaningful lyrics and music of most J.E.W. songs, but also had a softer and somewhat downtrodden melody to it.

Now Clarity, in it’s own right, was an underrated CD. An album that many current Jimmy fans missed because it was before they became big. But the band’s best work was in their last two albums. While it is fine that some songs resemble the vastly different tunes of Clarity, one hopes that the band didn’t forget to include some tracks that could have been on Futures and Bleed American as well.

That being said, the song was a good listen. I would recommend all Jimmy, or emo rock, fans check it out. The song can be heard on the band’s official site. The only reason it slightly disappointed me was because I expected a perfect single after waiting three years for a new J.E.W. CD. Knowing the band out of Arizona, however, I expect that song is somewhere to be found on the rest of Chase This Light.

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