The sound of one young man ranging far and wide on several musical axes, Pleasesuite is the solo debut of former Tripping Daisy and Bobgoblin guitarist Philip E. Karnats. There?s a song on here called ?Prone to Fractured Sound, Pt. 2? ? a telling title, as it fits Karnats to a T. All the songs are constructed well, and they hold together, but the fractures come in the many different approaches Karnats takes. Karnats plies his skill at chugging ?90s-style alt-rock (?Early Bird Cartoons,? ?Iggy?s Prot?g??), Sebadohly meditations (?1000 Girls,? ?Smoke + Sediment?), and heavy psych (?y,? ?Spinning Lids (on a holiday retreat beach)).? There?s a lot of Big Rock Distortion on these songs, which is kind of surprising for a mostly one-man record, but that?s the beauty of this decade, I guess: anybody can make and record that polished sound. But Karnats goes in his most interesting directions when, as on ?Learn Defeat? and ?Learn to Steal,? the heavy haze takes a back seat to lingering downer melodies. It would be intriguing to hear Karnats, whose ample talent is displayed here, follow that more organic path. 6/10 -- Sal Addays (2 October, 2006)