The Script - Science and Faith

Irish pop/rock trio The Script broke large on both sides of the Atlantic with their breakout debut album now well over 300,000 sold in the U.S. New second album Science and Faith from frontman Danny O'Donoghue and band, out last fall in the U.K. arrives on these shores January 18 (Sony/Epic). Melodic hooks, distinctive American nu-soul references and songs that sound like a hybrid of Sting/The Police, The Fray and Maroon 5 make The Script one of the rare acts who can combine smarts and incisive songcraft for a mainstream, radio-friendly appeal -- and without dumbing down the process. Huge worldwide hits "Breakeven" and "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" helped pave the way for success (5x platinum sales in Ireland for the debut album) and the band toured for two years around the globe.

But when the band returned to Dublin, they were struck by the economic devastation wreaked by the international financial meltdown. "We returned...so excited about what we'd been doing," says drummer Glen Power. "But our country was facing the hardest times we've known. Our pals were back on the dole, had lost jobs and it hasn't been the time to celebrate. This album is inspired by that situation." New single "For the First Time" hits that theme and adds a bittersweet romantic angle as well, taking swelling choruses, an insidiously catchy hook, a bit of streetwise rhyme and O'Donoghue's raspy tenor out for a breezy, memorable spin. DC fave "You Won't Feel A Thing" just kicks it. Irresistable. Short film for "For the First Time" after the jump.

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The Script - "For the First Time" (from the album Science and Faith)

The Script - "You Won't Feel a Thing" (from the album Science and Faith)