Allstar Weekend has just about every trait that hipster nonconformists use to deride “mainstream” music.

A guitar consisting of little more than few chords; simple drum lines; cheesy electro-pop thrown in; electronically corrected vocals; and what’s worst is they were discovered by the Disney Channel.

These traits alone have put Allstar Weekend on every mainstream hater’s hit list. However, it’s a little stupid to condemn any band just because of the music they choose to play. So the real question is: as an electropop-rock album, is Allstar Weekend’s Suddenly Yours any good to listen to? The answer is, not really.

As far as pop music goes, Allstar Weekend is above average, but nothing special.

The songs are catchy yet simple. Bassist Cameron Quiseng actually seems to know his instrument well, and the rest of Allstar Weekend seem to have a good enough handle on their instruments to crank out some catchy tunes.

However, there isn’t anything to hear that really differentiates Allstar Weekend from any of the other numerous pop-rock bands you can find in this day and age.

Allstar Weekend’s biggest issue is its bland, completely unoriginal sound.

Every song brings on an instant feeling of déjà vu, because every song has at least one song that sounds exactly like it.

Some might say that this is the nature of the pop genre as a whole, but artists like Passion Pit, or even Lady Gaga, have shown that you can make a poppy song with soul and originality.

Since the style and genre can’t be blamed for Allstar Weekend’s blandness, the blame falls squarely on the band itself.

Perhaps it was laziness or lack of originality that caused Allstar Weekend to have such a cookie-cutter sound.

Fans of pop music will probably enjoy Suddenly Yours, but they will probably enjoy any of the other major pop-rock boy bands, such as the Jonas Brothers or Honor Society, just as much.