At a time when many major-label bands are trying to pad one or two catchy songs into an album, Yuma House is blessed with a power-pop bounty. This local quartet doesn't have a singular style or unexpected outlook, but its songwriting amd arranging are remarkably consistent. There's not a dull track on the band's self-titled album.

Winningly brisk and tuneful, these 11 songs approach the perennial subject of young romance with an open heart and a generous supply of offbeat tropes. Singer-guitarist Don Brasek sounds equally comfortable spinning the extended metaphors of "Audiophile" ("If I were a paperback/Would you ever put me down?") or making the direct plea of "Annmarie" ("Let's go to the city/Let's go to the museums/Let's go to dinner/And who knows what/We'll find"). Brasek and his bandmates--all of whom harmonize and and share writing credits--demonstrate that lively songs about girls are an endlessly renewable resource.