Hogyssey

Hogyssey

The poorly titled and executed <I>Hogyssey</I> builds on Spacehog's reputation of anonymous alterna-pop, à la Third Eye Blind and Superdrag. This release does not surprise, and therefore does not disappoint. It's something of a concept album as the band claims that the track sequence is "loosely based on the sequence of events in the movie <I>2001: A Space Odyssey</I>." This does not explain the second-to-last cut, "At Least I Got Laid." (By a monolith? Explain, please.) Actually, to be fair, the band does offer up a surprisingly catchy cut on the third track, "I Want to Live." This sudden explosion of competency startles and snaps before the band continues their <I>Hogyssey</I> towards the middle of the road. <I>--Jason Josephes</I>