Generally speaking, it seems that if a band survives through a disappointing second release, they get back on track and come back strong on the third. Unfortunately, that can't really be said of Default. The first time through the CD, the majority of my thoughts on it were along the lines of, "Wow, this is boring." The information on their website claims they reinvented themselves as a band and that they wanted to return to the "heavier" sound combined with melody that worked so well for them on The Fallout. Too bad the only song that's really true of is "Hiding From the Sun," which incidentally is by far the best track on the disc. The opening track, "All is Forgiven," has interesting dynamics between ethereal strumming and some heavier punctuated moments and could have been a nice warm-up had they actually gone the heavier route.