It doesn’t happen often, and it’s for a good reason, but it’s pretty awesome when you come up with a sound that’s unique unto itself. That’s precisely what Matthew Lurie has done with his quasi-solo project Matthew and the Mainstream and his sophomore full-length Rom Core. Combining piano pop, indie, alternative rock, baroque pop, and many other sounds, Lurie has cooked up a special set of ten songs that will appeal to a range of fans of a wide variety of different sounds. Named after Lurie’s fondness for romantic comedies, the melodies are infectious, and there’s a certain endearing aspect to it all. As an artist that is very true to himself, Lurie tried to center Rom Core around the central themes of love and lovelessness, motivated by the fact that very few artists nowadays speak honest...