Straight outta Switzerland, Sportsguitar's Married, 3 Kids is the second full-length release from these guys. You wouldn't know it, though, because in the good old United States, this is their debut. Yeah, thanks to the good folks at Matador Records, we Americans can finally enjoy the terrific pop sounds these guys produce.

Married opens with "Very Weird," a track that's catchier than the common cold and rocking like plate tektonics. "Never Waste" is a goofy love song, acoustic as the day is long and sweeter than grandma's wild honey pie ("I'd never waste my time / Not kissing you"). All fourteen of these tracks give life to your limbs, but the highlight is the spazzy knock-out "Reliable."

Sportsguitar, in essence, sounds like Gordon Gano's lost four-track cassettes, but goes easy on the nerdiness. This one may take a listen to grow on you, but the second time is -- as they say -- twice as nice.

-Ryan Schreiber