Jeremy Enigk, 'OK Bear' (Lewis Hollow)

Sunny Day Real Estate agent needs to scale back.

On his fourth solo album, Jeremy Enigk takes songs that, in demo form, would likely reveal him as a geek folkie, yet tries to press them into angular, orchestral shapes. "April Storm" and "Restart" draw the blueprint -- two ace tunes that tart (and art) up strummy jangle pop that's reminiscent of Freedy Johnston, whose voice Enigk's occasionally conjures. That penchant for swollen, cathedral­size arrangements -- particularly on Coldplay­like cuts "Late of Camera" and "In a Look" -- is a weakness, but hopefully, Enigk will learn to shake it off in favor of leaner renditions of his winning, winsome tunes.

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