Max and Nick Gerlock wrote the songs, and they sing them, too. With three friends they are Super Cassette. And that name is totally appropriate. These songs evoke memories of digging out cassettes to throw in the car back in the 80s. There's a strong everything-all-at-once Matthew Sweet feel, but while the songs are more refined, the sound is much less so. Perhaps it makes more sense to go with a slightly muted latter-day Posies.

Super Cassette Continue? (self-released)

What really works is how these songs simply feed off each other. The sequencing is exquisite, and the gaps between are very short (if they exist at all). It's the perfect driving album, ready to energize and engage at a moment's notice. And yeah, they're great for singing along, too.

There's a vague distortion in the lower range (both bass and rhythm guitar) than occasionally leaps to the foreground. This amplifies the lo-fi feel of this album, and is also a hint at the technical prowess present. Whenever an album sounds this easy and inevitable, it's always the case that the opposite is true.

I'm awed by the creativity and loose precision exhibited by Super Cassette. This sort of simple beauty is truly difficult to attain. This is not Super Cassette's first outing, but it is the band's most consistent and appealing. Sing it loud!

Jon Worley