Sound: Indie pop with bouncy pianos and organs, loose strumming guitars, head-bobbin’ rhythms, sunny harmonies and classic melodies.
Playlist Partners: The Apples In Stereo, The New Pornographers (minus Neko Case), Big Star
Heavy Rotation track: “Down In The Valley”
Medium Rotation tracks: “You Can Build An Island”; “Brass Ring”; “On the Bubble”
Explicit Lyrics*: none
Recommended: The Broken West make bright, smile-inducing music that’s familiar but fresh. I only wish the hits had more of a knockout punch.
Grade: B

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* Noting of explicit lyrics is for the benefit of radio music directors or anyone else that needs/wants to keep their music FCC-friendly.