It’s a simple task to dust off the pop sensibilities you swore off in high school, that’s been done repeatedly, but to analyze it and infuse it with intelligent chord phrasing is a trickier task. Running Mates is a well constructed album that changes key just as you expect it and never fatigues the listener with over repeated phrases or extended vamps. It is refreshing to hear a band filled with talented musicians write and perform smart and acute rather […]