Trading off between tender, heartwarming ballads and glorious pop songs, The Pierces know how to keep an album flowing, hitting both peaks and valleys, and giving the record a well-defined sound, while mixing it up with enough variety - from folk-pop to made-for-radio pop-rock.

Here is a record that contains a collection of tracks that all stand on their own quite well, but when put together create an album of some of the best modern pop-rock to, hopefully, hit the airwaves.

Warm, rich, and slick without losing feeling, this is a well-composed record that knows its limitations and plays well within its given boundaries. I'll give it a B+.

Pieces, The: The Pieces

Pietasters, The: Awesome Mix Tape #6

[Issue Sixty-Seven // September 2004]