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• Artist: Wheat
• Album: Per Second, Per Second, Per Second... Every Second
• Label: Aware
• Year of Release: 2003
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2004-01-09

I had almost forgotten about Wheat. They captured my heart with their impressive Hope and Adams disc about 4 years ago. The label that they were on, Sugar Free sort of disappeared leaving Wheat without a home. That's when Aware, a Columbia affiliate, came in and offered Wheat a deal. That's more power than this little band from Massachusetts previously had and it might just be enough to get them the exposure that this talented pop band deserves. Dave Fridmann returns to the production chair and does a great job with Wheat's pop sound. He doesn't try and give it a Flaming Rev feel but instead pulls out the Wheat charm that is more than enough. Per Second starts off with a bang. It's called "I Met A Girl" and it pops and crackles like a hot fire. It makes you feel warm with pop energy. The next song, "Breathe" slows down a little but none the less charming. "These are Things" introduces a piano into the mix until it really gets moving. The combination of Fridmann's studio skills and Wheat's amazing penchant for writing brilliant pop music could possibly get the band more than they reckoned for. While Hope & Adams and Medeiros were a little more personal, Per Second is an album that you would just love to share. The music is bright and has a beautiful tone to it. Some of the subjects are still a bit personal but it's still happy music that would fit great on a mix CD. On of my favorite tracks from Hope and Adams, "Don't I Hold You" is included here in a bit of a different form as a bonus track. Considering that Wheat had 3 albums in 3 years, a four year wait for an album must have seemed like an eternity. Let's hope that this deal lasts a few years for more brilliant albums like Per Second.

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