There are only a finite number of sounds and combinations you can create with voice, guitar, bass and drums, but there always seem to be a few bands that are light-years ahead of the rest, assembling-the-elements-wise. You can add Tomato Love Apple to that list -- they've discovered the secret to writing songs that tickle your brain. "Change 0" is a prime example -- an unnerving and airy treble melody segues abruptly into a sludgy refrain, then undulates back into position as the song continues its mid-tempo chug. Likewise, "Transmission" ingratiates itself with lots and lots of fuzzy, crunchy guitar mayhem, creating 2+ minutes of archetypal garage rock. The title cut is exquisitely filthy-dirty power pop, desperate and raw, sort of like what the Pixies would've sounded like if they'd gone their entire career without ever signing to a major label. There are seventeen songs on Aerodynamical, none longer than 4:00 minutes (and most under 3:00). The title is therefore particularly apt, as each of these tracks slips smoothly out of your speakers and past your ears before you've even had time to realize how much you've enjoyed it. The disc doesn't wear out its welcome, and that's pretty damned unusual. Stumbling across a band like Tomato Love Apple is one of those rare pleasures that justifies reviewing a dozen tepid major-label neo-folkies -- every time I listen to Aerodynamical, I think "Oh, yeah...that's why I do this."