I was cruising around on CD Baby, in a black mood from a breakup,  when I discovered “To Oblivion” by the Brothers Dimm. Great tunes with a retro feel. Its plaintive-voiced singer reminded me of those early '60s British lads.  And his yearning to wrest memory from its order  pleased this fan of Charlie Kaufman’s  “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.”  
 
From Full Speed in Reverse: 
“I know every pothole here. By name, the sunny meadows just ahead, the jagged cliffs there at the end,  and so I’m wondering if we shouldn’t just pull over and ask, is there a turnoff to take that doubles back to where we came here for..Won’t you break my heart first, let’s start at the end, and maybe we’ll end up where love begins….”  
 
Took the words right out of my brain.  Like aural chocolate for this wounded heart. ##
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As someone in the music business that's been a music lover since early childhood, this CD is a much needed breath of fresh air - as well as a reminder that music should be made by musicians and not calendar pin-ups, drug dealers, or GAP catalog kids.
Much of the CD is a very pleasant and thoughtful blast of sounds from the past  - while being contemporary in feel and production.
This is a great CD for a road trip with your family, sitting around the fireplace, or drinking expresso in the morning.  Don't mistake that for boring - quite the contrary.
As a big fan of The Beatles, Squeeze, and others, I won't compare it as much as say the quality and craftsmanship is similarly enjoyable. Think of it as thoughtful pop.
If you have a good set of headphones, do yourself a favor and listen alone - the sounds are fantastic, and I think you'll find yourself not only surprised, but playing this over and over.
Excellent work.

SB
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Whew! Woooa! What time is? What day is? Whuhhh: you mean I've been sitting here in my chair with the headphones listening to the Brothers Dimm for a whole week? Thank God for that thunderstorm and power shortage shutting down the Hi Fi or that CD would still be playing!
Talk about CATCHY tunes: Clever lyrics, lavish production value, Pure POP FUN!  Brothers Dimm deliver with a wide range of themes and moods from the morose "Breaking up the Act" to the piffle silly "Too Busy Shopping" and all points in between. Catch the clever lyrics, especially on "Guardian Angel" and "Probably Wrong". Find Spiritual yearning in "Uncertainty" (one GREAT SONG!), and heartbreak in "Full Speed in Reverse". 

I haven't listened to a set of songs as altogether compelling as "Oblivion" since....well...I don't know when!
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EASY ON THE EAR DRUMS, GOOD LYRICS, THANKS DAVE.
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