ADORABLE AGAINST PERFECTION -HQ-

Adorable: Piotr Fijalkowski (vocals, guitar); Robert Dillam (guitar); Wil (bass); Kevin Gritton (drums).
Engineers include: Corin Pennington, Finn Steele, Nick Muir.
While followers of the sound will have no difficulty playing spot-the-influence, adorable turn out gleamingly memorable fare in the bittersweet "Sunshine Smile," and the yearning "I'll Be Your Saint, " and the mournful "A To Fade In." They work up a frantic, angst-driven edge with "Favorite Fallen Idol, " "Sistine Chapel Ceiling." Like a shimmering rose, adorable offer an inviting bouquet bearing sharp thorns likely to prick the unwary listener. ~ Roch Parisien

• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Pop