![Review: The Hush Now -- The Hush Now [MP3]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1194944_lg.jpg)
Recently constituted Boston quartet The Hush Now trade in light but dense guitar pop in the mold of the great U.K. guitar bands of the mid- and late '80s. Bands like The House Of Love , as well as certain American successors including The Ocean Blue and Poole . All of which makes The Hush Now 's self-titled debut -- perhaps with the exception of odd, throw-away Irish folksy bookending tracks that continue to perplex us -- a very enjoyable way to spend three-quarters of an hour. Mid-tempo strummer "Vancouver" provides a schematic [...]