The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – MySpace era survivors and perennial comeback kids – aren’t going to end up Face Down any time soon. A seven year absence has brought us to ‘X’s For Eyes’, a record that puts us back in touch with our inner teens. It would be tacky for the RJA to make the kind of music they were pushing at the turn of the millennium, but the spirit of adolescence tangled up in the distance of time oozes from their sixth album. They’ve grown up, but not for a second forgotten where they came from.
Ronnie Winter’s mind is occupied with love, loss and appreciation for the things in life which only reveal their relevance once they’re past. “Loving you is the hardest thing I’ll ever do,” he implores on ‘Home Improvement’, an outpouring of devotion through the lens of DIY. It’s a song that could easily fit into the blink-182 back catalogue with its simplicity of purpose and arching image to sweep all into one ball. Reflections on delayed significance powers the dark times…
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