I can't remember where Brendan Benson was first recommended to me. I think if you buy enough happy indie pop albums on Amazon or iTunes, he'll inevitably show up. In that vein, if you like generally up-beat pop songs, you'll like Brendan Benson. Don't listen for deep insight into the human condition, listen to bop your head along.

The first two tracks, "Tiny Spark" and "Metarie," are especially good (the latter has a kind of Big Star poignancy to it), but don't stop there. eMusic describes the last three tracks as "bittersweet, down-tempo, semi-acoustic, melancholy with a sense of humor and just a little bit psychedelic." I'll buy that: down-tempo, but still peppy. Check it out.