This album is energetic, dripping with angst, and somehow, despite its themes of hearts broken and love spurned rather upbeat. Each punk-pop track is made up of crunchy bass lines, head-nodding distorted guitar chords, and tap-your-feet-until-someone-tells-you-to-quit-it drums. Though the guitar, bass, and drums set-up holds the potential for insipid, vaguely angry punk band mediocrity, Ex-Boyfriends head down the road less traveled towards entertaining, kinetic music.