Nashville's, Tennessee's Framing Hanley are one of those bands that are hazing the darkly-chalked line between hard rock and screamo that many scene kids draw. While most of them will have you believe the two styles could never mesh together, I find it fair to say that Framing Hanley are doing a decent job, all while retaining the necessarily good hooks.

Their debut album, 'The Moment' is mainly the result of thickly harmonized chords accented by effect-steeped riffs, and the vocalist's crisp melodic patterns. The drums and bass are there of course, but they do only what they need to, helping the guitars rumble through the songs. National single "Hear Me Now" justly represents the album, it's desperation depicted by the intensity of the background screams. There's a few other gems that should easily make the radio, like album opener "Home" which is seemingly about missing someone special during life on the road, "Built For Sin" which describes someone who has lost everyone's sympathy because of the way they acted, and the one slow song on the album, "Alone In This Bed," backed up skillfully with piano and other orchestration.

Good-for-radio hits and top-notch production aside, Framing Hanley may find it hard winning the ears of deeper listeners. Fans of 30 Seconds To Mars, Fuel, Hoobastank, and even new Saosin will probably eat this album right up, as it's like a candy bar to a young teenage rocker looking for a fix. The album demands no commitment of it's listeners and will probably will gain very little in return. 'The Moment' makes a good base for a prosperous future, but Framing Hanley will need more to push them to the top.