Rooney
Eureka
Productivity doesn’t necessarily come easily to Los Angeles-based Rooney—they’ve managed only three albums in 10 years, and they took three separate stabs at recording their second. That places high expectations on this new outing, and the band clears the bar nicely. Rooney aspires to pop perfection and often succeeds, with tuneful influences like Cheap Trick, the Raspberries and Badfinger pushed clearly to the fore. Given those role models, it’s only natural that Eureka is infused with a giddy romanticism that’s evident from the outset. “Can’t Get Enough,” “The Hunch,” “I Don’t Wanna Lose You” and “You’re Not What I’m Looking For” essay sentiments as simple as the titles suggest, but they do so at high velocity and with an infectious enthusiasm.
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