If you are looking for a release that isn’t soaked in gimmicky vintage dressing or plagued with E.I.O. (eccentric instrument overkill), then take a flier on the Multiple Cat.

Although the Iowa band are no longer with us, their breezy, upbeat songs live on thanks to The Secret of the Secret Of, a career spanning collection of the band’s mid-90’s releases. Released on Future Appletree Records, the Secret Of the Secret Of is a sixteen track look at the band’s four year career, which produced six records and saw nearly 20 different members come and go.

This revolving door of influences and players offers much welcomed variation to the Multiple Cat’s basic laid back pop core, and makes the record an easy listen. The best description I have for what you are going to hear is undercover good (I didn’t notice how much I enjoy this record until after I found myself coming back to it again and again).

Download these songs and see if they have the same effect on you.

[mp3] The Multiple Cat - A Test
[mp3] The Multiple Cat - I Like a Bridge

[buy] The Multiple Cat - The Secret Of the Secret Of