ROY G BIV perspectives in perspective 1. To The People 2. Without A Doubt 3. I'm Here Now 4. Everyone Goes To Heaven 5. Just Let Me 6. All For The Offered 7. (Puppets Need. Everything But Strings 8. Existential Art 9. Can't I Tell You 10. The Weight Of All The Means Band: RoyG.Biv CD: Perspectives In Perspective Take a ride in the SUV on the cover, down the streets of identical white houses and plain automobiles in the driveways. You're feeling good, a little higher up than most of the other traffic. Pop in the RoyG.Biv album into your built-in CD player and enjoy the clean surround-sound. The name RoyG.Biv, an acronym for the 7 colors of the spectrum, is fitting. While the music is mostly a soft, clean bright white, the changes in chords hint at the many colors that make up white light. The guitars are not very defined, and remind me of pillow stuffing. If not for the happy pop-rock drums, I could just about fall asleep. I would describe this band as having a clean, glossed over indie-rock sound on double-doses of prozac, which may leave you standing still with a dizzy smile. There's a metaphor in there, I think. Maybe. I forgot. "Without A Doubt" has its best parts when the guitars are quiet or absent, notably just after the verse and before the chorus. The bass part that opens "I'm Here Now" is probably enough to keep you listening. Honorable Mention. "Just Let Me" has a great chorus, and this song stands out because the guitars are not as overwhelming as they are on the other tracks. The lemon-fresh scent wears off long enough for us to hear what is a pretty good song. Track 6, "All For The Offered", reminds me of enjoying a cold milkshake in a warm SUV as I drive through wintery weather. I know, it's that darned cover art again, but it just seems to make sense with the music. "Existential Art" could have been written by Green Day in some parallel universe. However, RoyG.Biv's aforementioned traits hide any potential influence. While some people may be into this album, the bright white intensity may hurt your eyes and your ears. I think that may actually be what they're going for, but I don't recommend that they continue on this road for long. It will be interesting to see if RoyG.Biv breaks out of this suburban cycle of spic 'n' span sleepy songwriting.