"Oceans Apart," by everyone's favorite Aussie guitar pop export, The Go-Betweens, is another solid effort from these legendary Monkees obsessives. The Go-Betweens are definitely one of those bands that bridged the gap between DIY punk and modern day meloncholic/ melodic indie rock (The Clean and REM are two others), and these 10 songs perfectly convey just why that is; particularly the rousing acoustic jangle of "Finding You" and the gorgeous swoon of "Boundary Rider," both radiating a lingering loss as they knock you out with their harmonic splendors. The whole collection is a gorgeous slice of seemingly effortless mid-tempo guitar pop the likes of which too few bands can muster these days, but that hardly stops them from trying, does it? Pay attension, folks: Masters Forster and McLennan wrote the book. This version comes with a bonus disk of live material recorded in London in 2004 with a brief but solid selection that spans their storied 27 year career. 8/10 -- Lee Jackson (31 October, 2005)