The Faraway Places - Unfocus on It (Eenie Meenie, 2003)

The Faraway Places
Unfocus on It
Eenie Meenie
2003

Rating: 5.5 fried dads out of 10

The Faraway Places are a pop band from Southern California, featuring some folks who may have at one time had something to do with Boston poppers Papas Fritas (whose self-titled album is truly great if you didn’t already know). The sound here runs some where between the aforementioned Fritas, quirky pop of Elephant 6 minded folks like Of Montreal, and classic California sounds like you might hear from The Byrds earlier stuff or the Mamas and the Papas. Nothing terribly special here, but not a bad listen by any means. Most of the songs tend to blend into the background though, like something you might hear when shopping in one of those hipster boutiques. My only real complaint is the moments when things get a little too “funky”, not a style I’ve ever been partial too. I could imagine good things coming out of these folks after a little more work at it.