Silage's second album displays an abundance of great hooks, tight harmonies and even the occasional debt to hip-hop -- especially on "Verb," with rapping by Knowdaverb and DJ Form on turntables. Elsewhere, there are plenty of catchy punk riffs in keeping with groups like
Everclear or
Sugar Ray; while the lyrics are always positive, they rarely overpower the great songs like "Yo Tengo" and "Billboards." ~ John Bush