Quickie Album Reviews: SLGTM, TG&YTV, and Kelley Stoltz

Saturday Looks Good to Me – Sound on Sound
Maybe more repeated listenings to this collection of thirty tracks from rare EPs, singles, and 7-inches are necessary for it to fully sink in, but it feels like an album for only the most diehard fans of this 60s Wall of Sound-style band... Though I probably could not be more into their stellar second and third albums, All Your Summer Songs and Every Night, and singer/ songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas’ fantastic solo work.

The Green and Yellow TV – Sinister Barrier
At first, this album may seem to lack something from this local indy pop band’s excellent live performances, but that impression disappears quickly. It’s the definition of a grower, and over time even the songs that you once skipped past in favor of the main stand-out tracks end up demanding your attention.

Kelly Stoltz – Bellow the Branches
Its clear that this singer/songwriter loves The Beatles and The Beach Boys as much (or more) than I do, but the songs on this album seem so reminiscent of that material that I’ve found myself just taking out this cd and putting on Pet Sounds instead.