Mikey Jukebox - Mikey Jukebox (2010)

Mikey Jukebox's self-titled debut is a pretty fun album. The clean production and electronic beats on songs like "Come Along" (mp3) and "American Noise" recall the shiny pop rock of the 80's, when New Wave and power pop went mainstream. It's easy to imagine the video for "New Radio" involving lots of dancing and smiling. Suffice to say it's feel good rock n' roll. In fact, the album feel a bit like a celebration of the topic, as it and its history is referenced throughout the album. Overall, the album is a little front loaded, but still has a good single to filler ratio.

Apparently, Mikey James played in Longwave. I don't really hear their shoegazing mope here — the tone is way more upbeat — but it is nice to know that members of a favorite band of mine are still recording.