Holy shit, this is incredible. I never thought I'd be going this apeshit over yet another indie-pop record, but here I am loving this to death anyway. It's like the Microphones, but even more hook-crazy and possessed by the fierce spirit of over-the-top power pop. The first time I listened to this the other day, when that first riff from the fourth track "Sea Ghost" came on I couldn't resist turning the volume way up, murmuring "oh my god," and just stopping everything I was doing to engage in a wide, silly grin. This is so beautiful, the songs just flow naturally from one remarkable melody to another without ever slowing down. All those ba-ba-bas and overdubbed lead vox perfectly complement the relentless charging energy of their perky punk-pop. Some of it's just really silly and fun, some of it has more of an edge to it, and all of it is fun as hell. I think the Pitchfork review completely overestimated how original this is, but nothing could possibly overestimate how sheerly GOOD it is.