A mix of bristling, muscular pop & downtempo, melancholic melodicism, "Stereo Blues" delivers the goods from beginning to end. The band offer a diverse palette of sounds from the pop blast of "Rusted Star" & "Here It Comes" to the hypnotic, guitar heroics & extended groove of "The Connection" to tender heartache of "Fall Awake." This is a song cycle that doesn"t lean too heavily on one thing, in preference for providing a little something for everyone. This record comes very highly - urgently, even - recommended for fans of everything between The Knack & A.C. Newman, The Byrds to Matthew Sweet.