WHAT'S COOKIN'?

This prog pop duo from Ontario scores points with me for their wink to underexposure and critical thinking on their bandcamp page: "See why critics are calling this Space Kitchen's second EP". I enjoyed their first EP, in particular the smart melodic numbers, and little has changed on "What's Cookin'". Again, it's a mixed bag, with the tracks that straddle the crossover divider being most enjoyable. The clean guitar lines and pop savvy harmony vocals of "Lovin' 9 to 5" and "Life at Sea" are the picks for me, "Believer Deceiver" and "My Love to You" being not catchy enough and too catchy respectively. I'd like to see what SPACE KITCHEN could serve up in terms of a full course album, even if it means waiting a little longer.