On Palberta5000, Ani Ivry-Block, Lily Konigsberg, and

Nina Ryser max out traditional pop forms-blowing the

genre out into lush, kinetic extensions-to create their

own hardcore style of popular music. Together these 16

adventurous, hyper-melodic tracks represent the band's

most accessible album by far-one that is bursting at the

seams with vocal hooks and exuberant playing.

Palberta5000 was recorded with Matt Lambozza (PALM,

Shimmer), whose Peekskill, New York, studio is located

in the original home and family lamp-store of Paul Reuben (Pee Wee Herman). Lambozza's recording and mix

capture the band's rollicking instrumentation and vocal

precision with greater clarity than anyone has before.

Tracks like the emotionally chaotic "Before I Got Here,"

which charges hard before turning on a dime into a

hypnotic krout-surf outro, convey the panicked feeling of

falling in love, while Palberta's ear for pop music makes

itself apprent on heart-melting harmonies like those

fround on "Corner Store." Adding variation to Palberta5000's well thought-out song cycle are lavish downtempo jams ilke the slow waltz that is "The Way That You

Do," and the enchanting "Red Antz."

Taken together, these songs create a full album experience, and one that is sure to excite the band's devoted

following while welcoming new fans along for the ride.