In an age where modern radio is dominated by angst-ridden rappers and barely legal navel-barers, one listen to the whimsically titled band POP STANDARDS might evoke memories of the golden days of AM radio; a time when the sugary harmonies of each new song seemed at once revolutionary in its simpleness, and irresistibly insatiable as it left you wanting more. This is not to say that POP STANDARDS are a complete throwback to slightly less bleak days, though... Even the most hardened cynic will find delight in the songs, which are often as humorously introspective as they are insidiously morbid.