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This
L.A. power-pop collective's debut is an inviting batch of hooky, ultra-melodic
guitar rock. Taking a tongue-in-cheek arena-rock stance to kick things
off, the band namechecks itself on the title track, then justifies the
pomp by segueing into the soaring, Badfinger-esque "I Thought I Knew
You Well." Throughout, singer-songwriter/guitarist Rick Hromadka
delivers the goods with a nice mix of emotiveness and self-aware humor.
Other standout tracks: the spiky "Souvenir," the gorgeous piano
ballad "When Atlas Falls" and especially, the kinetic "Perfect
Song," which will have all but the most stoic listeners playing air
drums and "ahh-ing" along with the backup vocals.
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