While I'll posit that most listeners have yet to come across The Shebrews, members Stephanie Winter (Legendary Jim Ruiz Group) and John Crozier (Hang Ups) make them a sort of minor-league supergroup. The eight songs on this full-length mark the first collection from a group that has, over the last five years, released only intermittent singles and compilation tracks. Billed as "the last set of love songs you'll ever need", Off With Their Hearts obviously takes the light approach, suffusing kitschy indie-pop numbers with lounge-inflected '60s nostalgia.

"Turning Red", whose synthetic rhythm and dance-charged breakdowns establish it as ostensibly the album's most modern track, also functions as the disc's centerpiece. Even as the drum machine and overdubbed vocals set the song apart from other tracks, a nostalgic bent remains, with sentimental interludes harking back to early '60s girl groups. "Paris c'est toi", a seemingly earnest pastiche of classic French pop, balances loungey piano accompaniment with candy-coated hooks and syrupy keyboards, while a faux accordion love ballad waltzes through the melody.

"Leave All Your Old Loves" and "Strange Effect" feature Jim Ruiz on bass. Both are naïve, yet undeniably infectious numbers which speak concomitantly to fans of quirky, Amelia Fletcher-esque odes, and to retro-purists jonesing for innocent, fuzzed-out pop recordings.

In an age in which a vast array of virtually identical bands is releasing consciously sub-standard material to an often less than discerning audience, Off With Their Hearts and ones like it rise from the rubble of indie-pop prattle. The disc is a true pop gem, virtually devoid of lulls and half-hearted efforts -- a fact that speaks volumes about the band's dedication to creating a quality product. Now if only other groups will heed this example, perhaps we can avoid another weak-willed effort like Belle and Sebastian's Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant.