Since 2000's , it seems as if 's three singer/songwriters -- guitarist , bassist , and guitarist -- are on track to deliver a new album every five years. For longtime fans who remember the first time they heard off the band's classic 1991 album , that level of output may seem a bit stingy, but when considering 's consistently high-quality songwriting, no true "Fannie" fan is likely to complain. In that sense, 's 2010 album is a sparkling and reflective follow-up to the band's stellar 2005 effort, . Released on the band's own imprint in the U.K. -- in the U.S. -- picks up on the introspective, world-weary quality of but also delivers a bit of the classic bright pop the band is known for. Where found the band struggling with feeling like life was an illusion on the dogged here you get 's breezy baroque pop statement of purpose with its chorus of layered synth, strings, flutes, and sundry wind instruments. Similarly, 's leadoff single is a romantic '60s-styled folk-rocker that veritably shimmers with positive vibes. Elsewhere, 's is a sunshine pop/country-rock love letter to urban days in the sun and is slow-burn psychedelic country-rock rumination on the past, the present, and a perfect day that never ends. If the day is as sun-drenched and relaxed as the songs on implies, then may it and go on and on. ~ Matt Collar