It's probably best to listen to this album on a sunny day with a temperature between 65 and 72 degrees. Return is an album that can instantly elevate spirits with its laid back, playful guitars, un-obtrusive drumming, occasional use of maracas and minimal use of electronic filtering. The songs are relatively short, largely instrumental tracks that allow the user to appreciate the pure instrumentation without having to worry about lyrics that may or may not gel. And the tracks that do have lyrics are so playful and lighthearded that they are just as strong as the others. Nothing here feels pretentious, weird for the sake of weird, or inaccessible.

Review by Olaolu Jegede

Posted Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 at 6:36 pm and is filed under Reviews. The opinions expressed in music reviews are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of WIUX or any of its other volunteers.