Jason Dove joins The Beechfields for his modern take on straight-ahead, uplifting, unpretentious pop for a new generation of media-saturated slackers. Illegal Activities is Jason Dove’s third solo album and second to be recorded by legendary punk producer and engineer J. Robbins. (Robbins also recorded 2007’s We Should Be Together). One of the most notable differences from We Should Be Together is the absence of The Magic Whip (Dove’s previous backing band) and the introduction of Dove’s new band, Vacation Face. With Vacation Face, Dove has a newfound freedom to explore unseen depths within his songwriting. The band allows for a focused execution of songs that has not been seen on previous albums. Illegal Activities is different in attitude, approach and style without compromising its rough dynamic; it features a fuller and more imaginative sound created by the newly formed backing group. When not making records, Jason manufactures his own line of classic 1970’s era skateboards, but the songcraft and musicality of Illegal Activities proves that Jason’s tastes are also quite modern. In songs like “Big Red Truck”, “If You Think We Don’t Care”, and “Each and Everyone Of Us”, Jason uses clean pop melodies to convey a modern sense of yearning for connectedness and a disdain for the state of affairs in modern relationships. If you dig the pop sensibilities of Fountains of Wayne, Teenage Fanclub, The Minutemen, and Ben Folds Five, you will love Illegal Activities.