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by Stewart MasonIt can be argued that the perfect album is the album that sets forth a specific set of stylistic goals and then proceeds to fulfill all of them. By its own standards, then, the second album by New York pop-punk outfit the Unlovables is absolutely perfect. There is little real difference between Heartsickle and the trio's 2005 debut Crush Boyfriend Heartbreak, but the two years' worth of musical and emotional maturity gives the album just that tiny bit more depth. Hallie Bullit's appealingly girl-next-door vocals and sweet and sour lyrics are as effortlessly adorable as before, but this time, lines like "You're a sweet, sweet boy and I'm trying not to screw this up" sound a bit more heartfelt. Musically, Heartsickle is as manic and poppy as the debut, filled with ultra-catchy two-minute pop-punk gems made for AM radios across the beaches of America. In a style that hasn't really been the same since Lookout! Records went belly-up and the Mr. T Experience's Dr. Frank moved to writing novels instead of pop songs, the Unlovables are now pretty much the gold standard of pop-punk.