The Elected

Blake Sennett, the other dreamboat in Rilo Kiley, embraces his inner Poco on his side project's second outing. Sun, Sun, Sun wanders away from the path set by the Elected's indie twang debut, opting instead for a countrified West Coast '70s lite rock approach. It's paved with smooth guitar solos and lush horn sections, and slips up on a bit too much syrup.

Alt sideman is content with his life and rolls out the tunes to prove it, which takes guts these days ("Would You Come With Me," "The Bank and Trust"). (Grade - *)