Former Port O'Brien frontman Van Pierszalowski left the alt-rock outfit in 2011 and promptly formed Waters, hoping to gel with a fresh band and begin anew. They came out strong with quot;Out in the Lightquot; that year. Waters' sophomore release, quot;What's Real,quot; is where the going gets good. Real good. Waters bristles with energy throughout the album, with Pierszalowski poetically questioning his inner drive on the powerful quot;Rebel Yellquot; and singing about new friends and turning a positive corner on quot;The Avenue.quot; He also works himself into a fine frenzy on the lead track, quot;Got to My Head.quot; Pierszalowski's written and brought to life a near-perfect blend of big power pop with quot;What's Real.quot; There's enough straight-ahead guitar for rock purists to admire, yet it's laced with melodic hooks to make the songs linger, thankfully, in the mind.
