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Oakland, CA mainstays Lunchbox are back with "Pop and Circumstance," an explosive new album draws on influences from both sides of the Atlantic. Besides its obvious debt to the hard end of the 1970s UK mod-revival and the jangle of 1980s British indiepop, the record proclaims Lunchbox’s continued allegiance to the 1960s/70s Southern California pop sensibility and love for the classic AM radio pop single. From the bubblegum mod pop of "Dinner for Two" to the junkshop soul of "Love for Free," the Who-adjacent power pop of "Summer’s Calling" to the horn-driven grooves of "Is this Real?," "Pop and Circumstance" transposes Lunchbox’s unique blend of influences into a transcendent new key. A1. Dinner for Two A2. I'm Yours, You're Mine A3. Summer's Calling A4. Different Tune A5. Love For Free A6. Don't Wait Too Long B1. This World B2. Is This Real? B3. Heaven Only Knows B4. Time Won't Lie B5. New Year B6. All Around The World