Wake Up, Sunshineis the eighth studio album by AmericanrockbandAll Time Low.[1]It was released on April 3, 2020, and is their second release withFueled by RamenfollowingLast Young Renegadein 2017.[2]The album's fourth and final single "Monsters"is the highest-charting song of their career.
The album comes after 2017'sLast Young Renegade.In January 2019, the band began creating the record in drummer Rian Dawson's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee withZakk CerviniandAndrew Goldstein.[3]A majority of the writing and recording process took place in August 2019 at a mansion located inPalm Desert, California,(usually referred to by the band as the "marble mansion" ) that the band rented and lived in for a few months along with most of the team that worked onWake Up, Sunshine.[4][5]To finish the album, All Time Low membersAlex Gaskarthand Jack Barakat rented a cabin with Cervini and Goldstein inBig Bear Lake, California.[3][1]
The album received positive reviews from critics, with some noting it as a nostalgic culmination of the band’s previous works.[8]In a positive review, Emily Carter ofKerrang!called it "dreamy", "nostalgic", and "sentimental".[7]AllMusic reviewer Neil Z. Yeung praised the album for paying homage to pop punk predecessors such asYellowcard,Fall Out Boy,Lit,andBlink-182,while praising the album's blend of the band's modern style and their past pop-punk music, mentioning the presence of "catchy hooks, bright energy, and... the style that won All Time Low a legion of devoted scene fans."[10]
^"Album Review: All Time Low – Wake Up, Sunshine".The Alternative.April 13, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 21,2023.And, they delivered, as their April 3rd release was chalked full of the fizzy, poppy-punk anthems that the group does so well.
