Fifth Wave

Big Stir Singles: The Fifth Wave

Big Stir Records

All of these songs are anthems, or at least anthemic, in their expressive good feeling. The songs about life are wise, like the line, “Even a broken Nostradamus will be right some of the time,” from The Morning Line’s "Nostradamus.” That song also has a runaway electronica remix.

The love songs, while some are wistful, like Lannie Flowers' “Summer Blue,” about unrequited love, still manage to keep their chin up; things will get better.

This comp of happy, powerful, fast, modern pop/rock from Big Stir is a great one. I will never tired of hearing these albums. They never disappoint.

Andrea Weiss