Pop music, particularly the indie variety, has always been about belonging, yet there is always so much conflict over who belongs where. I'm From Barcelona are the band that wrote the song that could make Israel and Hezbollah get along-- don't these folks realize we're all from Barcelona? We bring them love! Next up, global warming.  Full text...

Like all true originals, I'm From Barcelona exist in their own parallel universe, a realm where petty notions of cool hold little sway  Full text...

The melodies are simple and connect with the inner child, which perhaps explain the clunky lyrics of ''Treehouse' ("I have built a treehouse/ nobody can see us/ it's a you and me house") and the Sesame Street rhythms in 'Collection of Stamps'.It might be disposable pop but it's played with such a lack of cynicism and conviction that the grumpiest old sod will find themselves grinning and foot-tapping.  Full text...

A record that sets out only to entertain and succeeds...  Full text...

None of the album's songs are offensively dashed-off, but all have the feeling of a band that's unwilling or uncomfortable moving beyond its own formal constraints.  Full text...

The music lacks any functional dynamism or tonal complication; it swells and grows limp as demanded in turns by the production only.  Full text...