The Sterns play pop rock with a punk attitude. But don't think Blink 182, these guys are more like the Beatles meet The Clash.

Here's an excerpt from a Boston Herald review of their album

In the spirit of Barenaked Ladies, listening to this 2-year-old pop quintet presents an emotionally confusing experience. Say you're bopping along to the happy beat of "For Your Photograph" off their debut album, "Say Goodbye to the Camera." Then it dawns on you: This song is about extreme loneliness and heartbreak. No more bopping. Most songs from this album deal with relationships, but Stern predicts a shift with the release of the tentatively titled

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, due out in early fall. "The subject matter is less homogeneous," Stern said. "It's by no means optimistic, but it's not as melancholy."

Look forward to social and political commentary set to sounds of euphonious '60s rock embroidered with elements of '80s Brit pop. In other words, here come the keyboards. And here come the Sterns, looking to make their mark. 'We're at an age where we have to make something of ourselves pretty quickly," Stern said. "The next step is to play as many shows as possible."

The sound: Each song contains a series of tiny musical explosions - like Pop Rocks for your ears."

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