"After making his mark with Flight of Mavis and Buzz Zeemer, Frank Brown is back with Travel Lanes. On the local quartet's terrific debut EP, Hey, Hey It's Travel Lanes!, the singer, guitarist and songwriter shows he's lost none of his gift for the kind of crisply melodic songcraft and intelligent writing that marked the well-regarded work of his earlier bands. Bookends "Scared of Girls" and "Let You Down" rock with a tough edge, while numbers such as "Rainy Day" and "Intervention" bring a slightly sweeter and poppier side to the fore. And fitting seamlessly among the six Brown originals is a cover of the Ramones' "She's the One.""

- Nick Cristiano
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