The I Drive are like a high drive down the highway; relaxing while exhilarating, steady but never boring.

“Do It Again”, the opening track to The I Drive’s self titled album, takes no time to get your head bobbing. As with the whole album, “Do It Again” is catchy enough to keep you listening and strange enough to have you listen again. With each listen, the yea-we-might-smoke-weed-but-don’t-play-phish guitar lines (guitarists Seth Milberger and Collin Tokarsky) and layered vocals provide something new to taste with your ear buds.

The second track, “I Can’t Speak” provides more neck aches. If you aren’t singing the chorus after the first time you hear it, you’re either dead or your pants are too tight and you need to get over the fact that these songs are guiltless pleasures. Guiltless in the sense that any listener can tell The I Drive thinks not about how they will sound, or who they will sound like, they just are.

Syncopation and a solid rhythm section(Bassist Johnny Grushecky, Drummer Chris Dillow) allow The I Drive to seem simple but not bothersome. “Not Another Christmas Song” celebrates these attributes. While it might not change the world, it’s the type of song that can hit you hard if your emotional galaxy is aligned correctly.

“Time Is All It Takes”, the ep’s ballad (not that one is needed, it’s just what it is), is interesting. A few key changes, some piano, and acoustic guitar aren’t what the previous songs led to, but it works due to the intricacies; like a movie you watch again for the details.

ERRR! Hit the brakes if you thought you knew how the album was going to end. The last track, “Change”, is reminiscent of Oasis. Somewhat self fulfilling, Seth Milberger, singer/guitarist proclaims, “Some people say you won’t change, but I know you’ve got it in you”. A perfect ending to an unashamed chameleon of an album.

If you don’t like truly good pop-rock then this isn’t the album for you, but then again if you don’t like a genre and don’t give every band a chance, you probably don’t matter anyways.

Here’s a live video of The I Drive performing ‘I Can’t Speak’:

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