The addition of a second guitarist and more stylistic variation complicates things a bit on the ambitious but uncompelling Pedaljets. Stretching out and opening up his songwriting, Allmayer decompresses the first album's tersely surging pop with empty spaces, slower rhythms and acoustic guitars; the results are enjoyable but not as distinctive. Had the group not made Today Today this record would have been a credible starting point. As a developmental step, however, Pedaljets is a disappointing step in the wrong direction. (The CD adds two songs.) ~ Phillip Ewing, 80s Retro Music