Catchy, Poppy, Melodic....all words that can be used to describe the overall sound of Liberation Transmission, the third release from Welsh Alterna-rock band Lost
Prophets. The follow up to 2004's Start Something, Liberation Transmission tries to maintains the bulk of the band's signature sound and style, yet there is an increased element of "pop" influence creeping in this time around.

"Everyday Combat" opens up the album with a Chester Bennington styled scream, and a decent uptempo drive. The screamed backing vocals come into play right away, along with the melodic pre-chorus, in the vein of the previous album, only lacking the on again/off again hard rock heavy riffing.The song ends on a slightly more aggresive note, sounding a bit more like screamo, and less like pop-rock.
"Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" is the first single from the album, and the song itself couldn't be more radio friendly. With a softer 'emo' vocal style during the verses, and the highly infectious sing-along choruses, this song should definitely appeal to the MTV/TRL crowd. And while there is no guarantee that any song will be a hit, given the extremely fickle, ever-changing tastes of said crowd, the potential for it is definitely there.

"Broken Hearts, Torn Up Letters, And The Story Of A Lonely Girl" is another catchy number, that will potentially be another album single. The unfortunate part of it all is in the song title itself. Obviously, with bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco writing songs with excessively long titles, Lost Prophets have unfortunately followed suit. They would have done better to stick to 'normal' song titles, as opposed to following trends. In spite of this, the song itself isn't too bad.
"4 am Forever" is the albums only real 'ballad' type track, much like "Hello Again" off the last album. Interestingly enough, this is one of the few tracks on the album that has a guitar solo...and a pretty decent one at that. Lyrically, this can definitely fall under the category of 'Emo', and while that may put some people off, the inclusion of the above mentioned guitar solo does manage to save the band some face.

"For All These Times Son, For All These Times" has that 'summer song' feel to it. The total pop-rock vibe they have going on makes this one another  shoe-in for a future radio single, or at least, one would think so.
"Always All Ways (Apologies, Glances, And Messed Up Chances)" closes out the album on a lighter note. Again, not an entirely bad track, despite the longer than necessary title, and slightly depressing lyrical content.