A little funny + a little sad = a lot awesome. Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow is 5 new songs about losers, evil geniuses and giant squids. Sure, it's goofy geek rock and yes it's hilarious, but listen closely and it will break your heart. Coulton's is the voice of every spooky elementary school kid who could never quite keep his shirt tucked in or shoes tied; every lovelorn mad scientist (that's right, you know who you are); every one of us who has ever spent time alone during the dreaded "Couples Skate" at the roller rink. "singer-songwriter stylings with all the versatility and winning wit of They Might be Giants" "if Raffi liked to sing bad words every once in a while" "like the Barenaked Ladies, but not soul-suckingly horrible in the least" "Tom Lehrer with a guitar and a high fever"