I came upon Wild Flag on Amazon.com with absolutely no preconceived notions about this album, the band, or its members' past work. As a person who is willing to listen to almost anything once I frequently delve into bands I haven't heard of at all, and I couldn't have been happier with my decision to give this record a chance. The unassumingly colorful and vibrant hodgepodge of the album cover is a perfect wrapping for this record: simple, fun, and grabbing. The most vibrant thing about this album isn't the artwork on the front, however, it is the expertly crafted post-punk which bubbles forth from the first moment of the record. The first track, "Romance" has a great chorus and is laden with surf-y guitar licks weaving throughout. "Boom" wouldn't sound out of place on a Yeah Yeah Yeahs album. Some of the best vocal moments of the album come when all the band members harmonize as they do on "Endless Talk". Great work on the drums throughout drives these songs at a dance-able pace making this record as a whole quite energizing. There is an over-saturation of ethereal baroque-pop and folk in the indie category for my taste, and an album like Wild Flag is just what I needed: let's hear it for rock, people! Although Wild Flag doesn't really break any new ground (calling them a well polished all-girl Strokes wouldn't be unfair) the quality of this record is extremely high. Each song is just as solid as the last, and though one may expect a few weak links in a debut, there are none to be found on Wild Flag. It is a great record that offers much, risks little, and there's nothing wrong with that. It is an album that does a lot very, very well, but fails to amaze and astound. No melted faces here. All in all, what Wild Flag does best is showcase an extremely talented band with promise, and I, like many others will be eagerly awaiting what they have to show us next.