The melodic, fuzzy guitars are nice, and the lyrics dance between trite and heartfelt. Everyone wants the first two records again, but that’s not gonna happen.
Trader feels catapulted from the ’90s, influenced by riff-heavy, introspective fare like Hum and the era’s lo-fi indie rock, such as Sebadoh and Dinosaur Jr.
Reminds of ‘I’ll Be There for You,” the infernal Friends theme song by the Rembrandts, which, divorced from having to watch the show, isn’t that infernal after all.