Presents...

L.A. by way of Memphis band I'm OK You're OK got their name from an MxPx song, and that says a lot about the music on their debut album, Presents.... Pop-punk with big choruses and punchy guitars is the order of the day, and while I'm OK You're OK don't have the same level of personality as MxPx, they do have some memorable tunes. Chief among them are the first single, the uplifting "Stories of Redemption," and the sweet-sounding but painfully introspective ballad "Memories, Pt. 2." Here and throughout the album, Tyler Logan's boyish vocals and the rest of the group's skillful application of energy to the poppy tunes make for a light and buoyant sound that helps them escape being generic. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi