Coming off of their debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? The Vaccines have now come to worldwide acclaim. Some would say even an overnight success... however, that is not the case at all. For an extensive portion of the time, the band toured the festival circuit typically one after another. At one point if I remember correctly for about two to three years, The Vaccines played every festival possible. After Post Break-Up Sex came out with the ever relevant intimate portrayal of several young adults engaging in the one activity that could result in an instant gratification and then regret. A Lack Of Understanding plays off on the slower scale of songs from their debut album. Nonetheless, a highly powerful track focusing on the mortality of time. Justin Hayward-Young croons onward about how time does not come off as an easy feat. What does an individual do after a break-up and time pass on? What happens afterward when you potentially bump into that ex-lover once more? Where do we stand, for a better lack of understanding? All of these questions are sung in a tone of unforgettable memory stanzas. And how at the end of it all, there is no regret. The Vaccines are notable for their hook induced singles yet even the tracks that do not make it on the "singles list" find a happy medium within the album. A Lack For Understanding shows off the band's understanding towards songwriting, rhythm parallels between the bassist and drummer. Then the guitar stitches the lyrical content beneath the sonic waves into an intricate conversation. Needless to say A Lack Of Understanding flows and flows impeccably well. No need to regret anything from The Vaccines debut album, marking a generous gift towards a generation reared on nostalgia and realizing their own mortality within the relationships of the people coming in and out of their own lives.
