Desa Arriving Alive. Release Date : November 7, 2006. Label: Mashdown Babylon. Rating: Moveable. (Screw points. To each his own!) Mehhhhh... That's right. I am tapping my foot to this album but it really doesn't have any distinguishing or particularly engaging features. It's an album that is indeed lively and will likely get you moving to some degree, but it's also largely forgettable. I guess it's an attempt at emo but it's not nearly heartfelt enough. Ah well, they gave it a shot, right? The charge gets a bit more electric as the songs go on. Will this last? I hope so. They switch it on and off through the remainder of the album. I think this would be popular with the new emo kids though - Panic At The Disco style. Song of choice : I like the passion, rare though it be on this album, of "Ardent Anthem." -Andy Scheffler Elsewhere Desa website Published : January, 2007.