San Francisco’s Kelley Stoltz has been making quietly brilliant pop masterpieces for some years now. And on Circular Sounds, his latest album, he is once again releasing some of the best pop songs since The Beach Boys were around. He records at home, and in a world-first, has off-set the carbon from his electricity use to record this album. A long-time music critic’s favourite, it is certainly worth checking it out if you are into Elliott Smith, Brian Wilson or your basic slightly off-kilter pop genius.