Love You

The Loves' fourth (and last, as they are retiring soon after its release) album delivers the sweet-natured, goofy, and melodic indie pop that fans of the band have come to rely on for a decade. Simon Love's vision of the band as a ramshackle troupe of rotating musicians who are just as likely to break your heart with a version of "The Rainbow Connection" as they are to rock your socks off with a cover of Nathaniel Mayer's "I Want Love and Affection (Not the House of Correction)." The group's originals veer from rollicking garage rockers to melancholy girl group ballads, always sung with style and played with conviction. Love You has all this and a little more. As with most things the Loves have tried over the years, everything (even the stuff that seems way too silly or precious) works without fail. It's hard to know why, exactly; maybe it's the charming lack of pretension or the amount of hooks per record. Maybe it's just Simon Love himself. He could be one of those guys who can't make a wrong move no matter how hard he tries. Ultimately, the reasons behind why the Loves are so much fun are meaningless. It's enough that they were around and made records that were as much fun as Love You. – All Music Guide