With song titles that include references to flying discs, superballs, and yo-yos, it should be abundantly clear that Seattle-based Stuporhero don't mind having a bit of fun. The duo of Jen Garrett and Will Troy, along with their drummer Chuckles, inject a good amount of playful energy into the fuzzy, poppy tracks without crossing into any unnecessarily cheesy territory or hyper-obnoxiousness—what I'm trying to say is that it's playful and poppy in a good way that won't make you want to puke.

Stuporhero do explore a mellower sound on the album, particularly during the latter half of Last Star Shining, but it really doesn't compare to the earlier tracks, particularly their fuzzed-out rendition of Cat Stevens's "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" which, at its location as the ninth of sixteen tracks, pretty clearly marks the end of the energetic half of the album and makes way for the mellower sounds.

Before I end this review, I guess I should mention that Chuckles, the drummer, is in fact a mannequin and proves, once and for all, that mannequins are actually better drummers than robots. As if there was any doubt about that.