For their third album
Mercedes Five and Dime
Moist
walks a fine line between post-grunge and '90s Brit-pop. At times it is difficult to tell them apart from bands like
Third Eye Blind
or
the Verve
depending on which style
David Usher
is singing in. The group does a good job of mixing psychedelic effects, as is the case with
"Breathe."
While giving the album an edgy
Beatlesque
feel, the samples aren't used to overshadow the guitar so they end up coming across rather well. While some of the songs are rather forgettable, the radio-oriented tunes like
"Underground,"
"Breath,"
and
"Dog"
have a certain charm. ~ Curtis Zimmermann