Talented songwriter, arranger, recording engineer and multi-instrumentalist James Palko has had a hand in a run of great records recently, ranging from his smooth, horn-laden take on the 70s as Jimmy Montague to an excellent pair of swan song albums from Taking Meds and Perspective, a Lovely Hand to Hold. Now, he\’s back with \”what promises to be a breakthrough record\” (-Punk Rock Theory) in Pretty Rude\’s debut LP with SideOneDummy, mixed by Jake Sinclair (producer of Weezer\’s White Album). 8 tracks of pure guitar rock/power pop magic, this is easily one of the best debuts we\’ve ever come across.