This Demise is about as far from le petit mort as deaths come, but it captures the aftermath of the afterglow as well as any.  Full text...

On his first full-length solo release, Posies frontman Jon Auer delivers more of the melodic, heartfelt pop that longtime fans have come to expect.  Full text...

Auer may have the lower profile of the two lead Posies, but he's every bit the artisan his bandmate is-- and his solo debut is ultimately a satisfying listen.  Full text...

The huge aesthetic of the power chord may be lost, but its energy has been siphoned into the myriad of instruments that crop up on the album.   Full text...

Demise displays the sort of pop classicism that Auer excels at, commencing with the twinkly, falsetto-flecked anthem “Six Feet Under” and concluding with the ornate, Walker Brothers-esque tango title track, both, apparently, are chronicles of the dissolution of Auer’s marriage.  Full text...

There's no doubt that Auer put a lot of feeling into Demise, but if he takes this long to formulate his next album, hopefully he'll spend more time honing his musical ingenuity, and throw a few of his fantastic guitar solos in as well.  Full text...

This is pop for adults.  Full text...

Without the hard edges and dashes of raucous distortion that offset each tender moment on a Posies album, Auer's frilly melodies are nearly too sweet, too light and too sugary to bear.  Full text...