This is pop done right. I love the homemade, lo-fi feel of the vocal recordings, because other than just plain sounding good, they put you in the position of listening to Cataldo as if he was in front of you telling you a story. It was a pleasant surprise to see some really well put toghether lyrics, so much so to intrigue my music-focused brain. Not to overlook the amazing composition gimmicks evenly spread throughout the record, like the enfatic brass notes just in the right places. Love it.