"Charts are Portland's Traditionalists, proudly carrying the torch of Classic Pop Songcraft. We are talking about three-chord wonders that are stuck in your head before the first verse is even over. And then there's the chorus. The Charts are also a mess, but a good mess (most of the time), and it would be hard to imagine them any other way." Raf Spielman, The Woolen Men "The summer isn’t here but Charts ‘Vacation’ makes it feel like it is. Everything about the collection screams optimism. Garage rock has never sounded so good. Loud is the default volume. Vacation needs to be played loud. With volume it gains that additional warm impact. Simplicity comes rocking right in with the bare minimum: guitar, bass, drums, sun-drenched vocals. By using this incredibly stripped down approach the four songs appear to be celebratory." -Beach Sloth "Charts' new EP, Vacation, polishes the Portland trio's lo-fi murk to a surprisingly sunny new sheen. Recorded live at Troubadour Studios and mixed by Jeff Bond, the four catchy, rock-solid new tracks find the band discarding their homegrown tape-hiss vibe in favor of a reverb-laden, tropical-tinged version of chiming power-pop. It's a great sounding record, from the gallop of opening track "Settling Down" to the wanderlusting "Get on the Bus," finding room for the '50s sock-hop of "Burn Out" and the slow-dance of "I Don't Mind" along the way." NED LANNAMANN, Portland Mercury