Poppy alt-Punk has some new heroes in the form of the Benjamins. This Milwaukee quartet delivers an entertaining debut album, “The Art of Disappointment” that does not live up to its name. Stradling the fence between Emo and Punk-pop The Benjamins find a happy middle grand that’s melodic but still rocks and delivers fun contemplative lyrics with songs like “Couch”, “Wonderful” and “Little Tin Heart”. Sure we’ve heard similar stuff from Weezer - but hey this stuff is cool, fun and a nice break from the mall-core stuff that we can’t seem to escape from.
- Keavin Wiggins Managing Editor