Lame Drivers - Chosen Era

Facts Expanded CD edition. This band has been around for quite a while, hailing from New Jersey, then Providence and now New York City, and though they have many assorted releases under their belt (some homemade CDs, a few cassettes and a really cool flexi-book!) this is actually their proper debut album. Their sound is hard to pin down, but the easiest/laziest comparison is Guided By Voices, with an emphasis on short, punchy songs. But there's so much more to them than that; listen for nods to early (ish) XTC, the Buzzcocks, '60s psych pop and some straight-up "Yellow Pills"-styled power pop- it's all in there. Released on LP by Bleeding Gold Records, this CD version contains three bonus tracks - one exclusive track and a couple from past releases - which add a nice coda to an already solid album.