Kaleid, the newest offering from Sky Larkin was a time machine for me. It transported me directly to my mid-teenage years, when I listened to a whole, whole lot of Julianna Hatfield. There is no better way for me to relay what you’ll get from this album than to say see also: that. That being said, those were some of my favorite listening experiences of all time. The production, the bombastic alt-rock feel, the verse-chorus-verse/quiet-loud-quiet songs….I love them and probably haven’t loved a set of songs in that specific way since my disaffected bedroom listens so long ago. Granted, the songwriting on this album, with a few glaring exceptions, is a lot stronger, and from a clean, dynamic production angle, they are incomparable. This is a great sounding album, and is (perhaps to a flaw) accessible in almost every way. I wish I could go back and leave this in 1995, so I could really get into it. Larkin’s new album is a success in honing this upbeat, fuzzed-out rock, and a success in putting me back into flannel and airwalks. Thanks Sky!