The Makes Nice - This Time Tomorrow (Frenetic, 2007)

The Makes Nice
This Time Tomorrow
Frenetic
2007

Rating: 8 vintage suits out of 10

There is no shortage of great bands in the Bay Area right now, and you could easily make an argument that The Makes Nice are the best of the new breed. This trio is a “supergroup” of sorts, at least in my mind, as all three members were once or still are members of other San Francisco or Oakland bands that I've been a big fan of for years (The Fuckin' Champs, Harold Ray: Live in Concert, and The Mothballs). “This Time Tomorrow” is their sophomore effort and second album of the year, and word on the street is they write songs like Robert Pollard on speed so hopefully the pace that they are putting out new music will continue, especially if the quality is this high. If you're looking for a description of their sound, try to imagine the best possible combination of late seventies/early eighties power pop bands like The Nerves, 20/20, and Shoes crossed with fuzzy late sixties rock groups like The Small Faces and early Kinks. The Makes Nice may sound like some group of stuck-in-the-past music snobs, but trust me – this is now music and some of the best pure pop coming out these days.