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Take major helpings of The Beatles, blend in modern alternative rock and power pop and you’ll have a good idea of the sound of this disc. Hux and company take these ingredients and consistently mix them into one tasty pop morsel after another. It makes for a CD that’s quite good.

The opening section on this is mellower, with a modern alternative rock meets psychedelia in a balladic motif. They power it up further as it carries on, but this is very much like power pop meets The Beatles. It’s another tasty pop number.

This is more old school rock and roll mixed with power pop. You could say there’s some Beatles in this, but you’d have to be thinking of early Beatles rather than the psychedelic era referenced by the last number.

Acapella vocals start this and they bring in the instruments with a mellow bouncing sort of retro rock melody. As the build this up I can definitely hear more old school Beatles sounds here.

This is really weird. It’s got a gritty alternative rock musical texture and the lyrics are brutal. Those with a distaste for profanity need to steer clear.

This is more of the power pop that made the earlier tracks so strong, but with a bit more modern alternative rock textures. I love the stuttering little bit later in the track. The guitar solo on this is also especially tasty and there’s a killer crunch guitar segment. There’s also a cool false ending followed by a reprise.

Balladic, this is another cool pop rock song with a definite alternative rock meets power pop texture. It’s catchy and quite tasty. Once more, be alerted for an F bomb in this track – although it’s just the once this time as opposed to repeated violations in the last number.

Here’s a cover of an old school Beatles song. It’s a great tune, bouncy and fun. Considering how much Beatles influence is on this disc, it shouldn’t be surprising to hear a cover of that band.

Another Beatles influenced power pop cut, this rocks out pretty well.

Here Hux and company give us a tasty balladic number that’s got some definite psychedelic leanings.