Dirt Bike Annie -wt Show Us Your Demons -wl Dirtnap -wf Dirt Bike Annie embodies the lost spirit of “fun” boy-girl indie pop-punk, leaving out the angst and emo that have sunk their canines into the genre in recent years. Okay, so this isn’t the sort of album that will see you through a life-shattering breakup or provide solace as you watch a loved one suffer through the final stages of a terminal illness, but you’ve got an entire Joy Division catalog and a smattering of the better Cure albums for that, right? -wm Dark and brooding this ain’t. Show Us Your Demons is a simple, fun record that possesses the same sort of quirky post-Pixies sound that was championed in the early ’90s by the likes of Fountains of Wayne, Nada Surf and Weezer’s much-loved blue album, but it is peppered with a little too much bubblegum for my tastes. Although it’s fun, there’s a distressing lack of depth to most of the music here, which means it will never have the staying power that resonates from any of the previously mentioned bands. -wm Nevertheless, Dirt Bike Annie plows through 13 tracks with plenty of honesty, energy and enthusiasm. “Battle Lines” and “Two Ton Wait,” in particular, are tremendously catchy tunes that might be worth a listen even if you (like me) believe that punk music without angst or anger is like a zombie movie without chainsaws. -wd Dirt Bike Annie: http://www.dirtbikeannie.com/ -wb Nick Plante