Album Review: It's A King Thing - Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo

Weezer's 'Blue Album' and the subsequent 'Pinkerton' were some of the more influential albums of the 90s, engendering a number of power pop bands until we got to the point where there's hardly anything else than power pop and pop-punk on the front pages without anything ever coming close to the texture and genius of Weezer's early offerings.

It's A King Thing, very much takes over from where 'Pinkerton' left off and should certainly fill in the emptiness that left many of us dissatisfied for years. More than half of the albums songs never reach the 3 minute mark, seemingly seeing the band go for a short but fun vibe throughout the album, which works perfectly well for them. “Old Hobbies” and “Baby Tantrum” are minimal up-tempo lite-rock numbers while “Everything Backwards” and “Mush Mouth” show the band's mellower(ish) side with pop sensibilities oozing out every pore.