[5] Chris Staples, the one-man band known as Discover America, possesses one of the most casually compelling voices heard in recent memory. Devoid of self-conscious cool, snotty aggression and ostentatious distress, his voice maintains its uncanny charm while his song structures shift from romantic ballads to blues struts to dance-pop. His fully drawn characters, striking similes, satirical statements (see the pro-conformity chant "Adjust!") and emotional equations (the human heart as "one half wonder, one half true") all ring as true as his perfectly pitched narrator tone. At a lean 10 tracks and 38 minutes, Psychology still feels generous, thanks mostly to its surplus of arresting images and memorable melodies. (TOOTH & NAIL) Andrew Miller
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