llow me to introduce you to All Night Radio . Dave Scher (also of Beachwood Sparks ) and Jimi Hey (does work with The Rapture ) hail from Los Angeles , CA and have just released their first full length CD, entitled Spirit Stereo Frequency . The disc has been released on Sub-Pop Records and I got to listen to a promo of it recently.

At first listen, the soft melodies of All Night Radio are instantly pleasant and fresh. The opening track ?Daylight Til Dawn? has an old, soft pop feel to it. Its echoing vocals, along with a piano, tambourine and an easily sang chorus line, ?I wanna wake up in the morning?, make it a happy start to the disc. ?Fall Down 7? continues in this fashion, almost sounding like a track off of a great Eels record. A lot of activity is apparent in this song, from what sounds like wind whistling in the back round, to some horns, and even what sounds like a crowd cheering. This is a very well produced CD for a Sub-Pop release and the constantly changing tempo makes it hard for you to forget you are listening to it; it makes you pay attention -- uncommon when listening to new CDs. A few of the songs on the disc get a little atmospheric at the end, sometimes stretching a four minute songs into six, but the result has a very positive affect.

My favourite song on the disc is ?You'll Be On Your Own?. It resembles a more upbeat song that could have been done by The Who . The ?oooh oooh oooh? background vocals and the driving drums go perfectly with the retro-style fuzzy guitar. An almost rock guitar sounding solo makes this song stand out at first listen and carries you through the next few tracks.

Spirit Stereo Frequency continues its delicate assault on your ears with a barrage of instruments. Too many to count it seems. In the end, you are rewarded for hanging in there. The final song on the disc is a near eight minute dreamscape of epic proportions; a compilation of everything done in the first nine songs of the disc. The self titled ?All Night Radio? tells you why you just listened to this CD, and makes for a damn cool song to end a live show with -- even the crickets chirping in the background.

All Night Radio started out to be a simple side-project that two friends decided to put together. But after listening to Spirit Stereo Frequency , I do hope to see their name on a club bill sometime soon.