As an indie-rocker, fully conscious of those around me and any embarrassment that may be brought forth should I begin to dance, I generally reserve expressing my enjoyment of music to a simple foot tap and head nod. This act may seem rather inappropriate or come off as indifferent when compared to those willing to thrash about with enthusiasm, but when it comes to a pop gem like The Mood Elevator's Married Alive simple foot tapping comes naturally and besides, thrashing would be a great distraction from the wonderful harmonies and besides, thrashing around to a CD in your house by yourself is just plain weird; lay off the caffeine and chill out.

The group of fellows playing on Married Alive are no strangers having released a prior album and worked together in the past as Brendan Benson and the Well Fed Boys. Another thing that is no stranger to Chris Plum, who either wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album, is heartbreak; besides being a constant theme throughout the lyrical content, Married Alive's liner notes feature the phrase "love breaks your heart" in big bold letters.

Luckily, Plum and Benson, the latter of which also produced the album, aren't ones to let a simple broken heart get in the way of an incredibly catchy album. In fact, the only thing frustrating about the album is that it might be too catchy. Instead of moping about your latest breakup, you'll find yourself singing a line from the album out of the blue wondering why you can't get these songs out of your head.