Music Reviews In 3 Words or Less: Volume 22

A sampling of what I've been listening to lately:

Yuck - Yuck (2011)
Best '90s-indie now
Touchstones: Dinosaur Jr. meets Teenage Fanclub
***** out of ***** stars

Velocity Girl - Simpatico (1994)
Melodic, bubblegrunging SilverSpring-ers
Touchstones: R.E.M. meets Juliana Hatfield
****1/2 out of ***** stars

World Party - Goodbye Jumbo (1990)
Psychedelic undergrad fave
Touchstones: The Beatles meet XTC
****1/2 out of ***** stars



Urge Overkill - Rock & Roll Submarine (2011)
'90s swagger remains
Touchstones: Frank Black meets Cheap Trick
***** out of ***** stars

Ween - The Mollusk (1997)
Bubbly, outrageous prog-pop
Touchstones: Meat Puppets meet King Missile
*** out of ***** stars