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A new band that calls itself The 88 is here- and it is good.

We live in a world where everyone wants to be a musician and everyone wants the life of a “rock star.” Since fame and money seem so attractive, we see people forming bands constantly. Unfortunately, most of the bands that form, for all the wrong reasons, are bad.

The 88 is one of the best new bands to make a CD in a long time. The band’s sophomore album Over And Over is brilliant and easy on the ears.

This Los Angeles based band has thrived for years, not on record sales, but on small-venue concerts. Recently, however, music from The 88 has been featured on The OC and in the Ben Affleck movie, Surviving Christmas. The 88 has also opened for performances by Elliot Smith and Rilo Kiley.

The band is on the verge of exploding onto the music scene and never looking back.

For those of us that prefer “indie” bands because of the intimate concerts they offer, we are in luck. The 88 has a 12 concert tour that has already begun. If you’re interested, they’ll be at the Blue Lamp in Sacramento on April 1st. You won’t regret going.

With songs like “Hide Another Mistake” and “Nobody Cares,” The 88 is sure to be an amazing live act. Their songs are unique with interesting lyrics and great beats.

“Head Cut Off” sounds freakishly similar to a Beatles tune and in the first few seconds of “Haunt You,” I would have put money on the fact that Paul McCartney had a hand in writing the song.

“All ‘Cause Of You” is one that really shines on the album. It’s the one song you’ll find yourself playing again and again and thinking of how cute the lyrics “tell your mama that you won’t be home/let your daddy know you’re not alone,” are.

“You Belong To Me” is perfectly melodic and romantic while still maintaining a legitimate rock ‘n’ roll title. “Not Enough” presents an opposite sentiment of love gone wrong and a relationship run amok. The beat of “Not Enough” is reason enough to buy this album.

“Jesus Is Good” is one of the few songs I’ve ever heard that combines topics of crack and talk of Jesus in the same song. My favorite lyric of this song is “getting high off a record.” The 88 notes just how powerful and intense good music can be. Lucky for them, they’ve begun making it.

Chelsea Follett can be reached at [email protected].