What's with all these "white brothers?" The Cash Brothers - great stuff. The Webb Brothers - the sons of the great Jimmy Webb proving that genius doesn't necessarily skip a generation with their ode to club-crawling decadence Maroon. And now another gorgeous offering from the Brothers Pernice. Following their absolute masterpiece The World Won't End with yet another poppy gem that comes out of the gates with a song that sounds amazingly like a Guided By Voices-inspired "The Weakest Shade of Blue."

The Pernice Brothers have no business being an Indie band, these guys are as good as any band going anywhere. Don't you sometimes wish that the Indie genre would just let go of all their wondrous stars, so the rest of the world could go back to valuing great music instead of superficial bullshit. The production on Yours Mine and Ours is as sound as say a Fountains of Wayne record and somewhat similar in their wonderfully savvy approach to making generally poppy music for the highly intelligent.

With the Country leanings fading fast and a more southern Cal vibe finding it's way into the mix here and there, they also remind of The Thrills, with their smart Brian Wilson influenced arrangements. Joe Pernice harmonizing with himself is pure sonic bliss - one ear gets percodan, while the other gets a lortab. And while it all kicks in you just press the headphones tighter to your skull and await the next track.

The beauty of the Pernice Brothers is that these guys could have made their music work in the 60's, as well as the 80's with a bit of a nod to Morrissey and for this much credit is due to the impeccable guitar work of is Peyton Pinkerton who manages to recreate genres past and present "Sometimes I Remember" smacks of vintage Cure.He's one of those guitarists like Johnny Marr or Vinny Riley who can conjure up magic as though effortlessly.

The only knock I can muster up is that this record sticks to a pretty predictable tone and doesn't challenge the listener quite as much as it's predecessor. Nevertheless, please seek out the Pernice Brothers, either of their last two are guaranteed to please. And feel free to explore the other brothers I alluded to above - much there to recommend.