Ramona Falls is the solo project of Brent Knopf, who may be better known as one-third of Menomena. I haven't heard much of Menomena, but from what I can tell, Ramona Falls has the same pop sensibilities, endearing weirdness and excruciatingly enjoyable hooks while infusing his songs with an almost palpable, surprising sense of emotion, usually conveyed with Knopf's delicate, expressive voice. in fact, one of my first thoughts as I listened to Intuit was, "It's like DM Stith wrote a pop album."
the sounds on this album range from slightly twee indie pop to Sufjan Stevens-esque piano confessionals to the kind of song you shamelessly shred some serious air-guitar and yell along to while alone in your room. the transitions may not be seamless, but as a whole the album is nearly flawless, full of earnest joy, sadness, confusion and really good songwriting.
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