The Jellybricks "Goodnight to Everyone"

The Jellybricks are power pop veterans and I welcome the fourth release with open ears. Produced by Saul Zonana and three years in the making, it doesn’t disappoint. Fans of IKE, Matthew Sweet and The Tories, who enjoy a heavier produced guitar sound will enjoy it for sure. “Ruin Us” is just an example of great shimmering melodic guitar pop. The Jellybricks’ maturing songwriting skills and musical prowess continue to impress with “Broken Record” and the opener “Eyes Wide” could easily be a radio-ready single if people gave them the chance. That said, compared to The Jellybricks earlier efforts, it may be a bit too slick in places (think Rooney) without being as memorable. But some tunes are just great standouts, like “Nobody Else” which almost sounds like a Squeeze-penned TV show theme song, and the band spreads the vocal performances around toward the albums end. These last few songs sound a bit scatter shot (like “Put it Down”), but the strong ender “Up To You” has enough strong energy to hit the mark and the wonderful ballad “Heartache Begins” with flowing harmonic chorus and slow drum beat bring the effort to a fitting fade out. Overall, no tracks here are poor and this has some excellent music that should not be missed.

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