Here is gem Not Lame Records is serving up. The Skies of America are the new band fronted by former Wanderlust dude, Rob Bonfiglio. The music is immediate and commercial. Dare I say too commercial? It has all the trappings of today’s alt pop faves like Train, Nickelback, Live, but with the power pop stylings similar to the Australian band Taxiride. Let me say that the first track “Move” sounds like a great lost Matthew Sweet tune and there are more great pop nuggets here. “Fly” is a really nice rolling song that has a great melody and lyrics – my pick for a single here. There is even an ernest cover of Badfinger’s “Come and Get It” and you can’t be upset about that. The guitar work here is excellent and the vocals exceptional. Maybe I’m getting old but a few tunes like “You belong” start to sound a bit like generic alt pop to me. However, you will enjoy this album and I encourage you to listen to it. Okay now the good part. You can sample the entire album here. Thanks, Bruce.