Proper Dose (CD)
The Story So Far
Amoeba Review
The pop-punk bliss of The Story So Far starts to approach lysergic levels on their newest album; perhaps that title is more than just a winking nod towards such. How else to explain songs like “Upside Down,” which sounds like the group leaving behind their coveted New Found Glory and Blink-182 records for the saucer-eyed spaciness of Tame Impala? Even on relatively more straightforward tracks such as “Out Of It,” the production on Proper Dose features plenty of airy reverb and echo, softening these songs around the edges and giving them a hypnotic, kaleidoscopic quality. Sometimes psychedelia finds you in the most unexpected places.