Classic Ivy, well made - I first discovered Ivy after hearing Apartment Life and loved it, even if some people said the guitars riffs weren t original. Ivy has a delightfull pop appeal to them.I was biased to believe this album wouldn t be as good as their other work since it s now 11yrs old but surprisingly if they had released it today, I wouldn t have even suspected it was older material. Ivy s sound hasn t changed much, and in this case it s a good thing.If you loved Apt Life, then get Realistic as I would call it the sister album, same exact style, 90% as good as the original.