World Won't End, The

Spin - 8 out of 10 - "...Brilliantly poppy....Pernice owns the quotidian dimensions of a life half-lived. Few songwriters live so close to the current of a fallen word." No Depression - "...Wonderfully pleasant....flush with melancholy pop from start to finish..." Q - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Gorgeous..." Alternative Press - 8 out of 10 - "...A peerless album..." Entertainment Weekly - "...Evokes both the bliss...and heartache of summertime, making for perfect lazy-afternoon listening." - Rating: A- CMJ - "...Filled with unabashed pop tunes delivered in warm tones by a fully arranged band...allwowing its sunny, golden sound to shine through." Spin (8/01, p.132) - 8 out of 10 - "...Brilliantly poppy....Pernice owns the quotidian dimensions of a life half-lived. Few songwriters live so close to the current of a fallen word." Q (8/01, p.140) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Gorgeous..." Entertainment Weekly (7/20/01, p.68) - "...Evokes both the bliss...and heartache of summertime, making for perfect lazy-afternoon listening." - Rating: A- Alternative Press (10/01, p.92) - 8 out of 10 - "...A peerless album..." No Depression (7-8/01, p.121) - "...Wonderfully pleasant....flush with melancholy pop from start to finish..." CMJ (7/16/01, p.4) - "...Filled with unabashed pop tunes delivered in warm tones by a fully arranged band...allwowing its sunny, golden sound to shine through."

Second album of summery West Coast-style guitar pop from the Pernice Brothers. Features the same bleak and intimate lyrical themes Joe Pernice has followed through his career with the Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline and on his solo album 'Big Tobacco'. Includes the single '7.30'.|