I was wrong -- twice (once in Stylus) -- about the proximity to Josie and the Pussycats, which was pretty much simultaneous, but I think the main points are still valid. Should re-examine that 2001-2003 period for Go-Gos, particularly since the sanctioned Disney Go-Go project finally saw light of day (and fizzled -- at any rate they'll want a less terrortastic name than KSM at this point) last year with, from what I could tell, only one or three good songs.

Do appreciate that there doesn't seem to be any post-teenpop career animosity a la Mandy Moore, though something about Sleigh Brlls feels like an overcompensation (for what?). The analog blow-out is a huge hurdle for me, not for blowing out but for being such an obnoxious underscoring of a point I feel like I'm missing.