Brian Christinzio is one of life's little oddities. Too leftfield to be pop, too tuneful to be experimental, the Philadelphia-based singer songwriter, now on his second record, is truly a one-off, mixing beautifully constructed pop songs with, well, everything but the kitchen sink until you give up trying to guess what's coming after the next chord change.   Full text...

The desire to experiment sometimes gets the better of the band and certainly the dips into easy listening territory are at times maybe too gooey for comfort but at their shiniest such as on the jaunty rompalong of Scare Me Sweetly and the wah-wahing quirky twists of Suffer for Two it’s a cheery delight.   Full text...

Blink Of A Nihilist is in meltdown. Shards of bright melody remain, but voids begin to appear; cracks.  Full text...

Blink is an enjoyable if not particularly striking listen.  Full text...