Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell have really been around. Not to even mention their Slowdive efforts, Puzzles of You will be Mojave 3’s fifth album. This effort has resulted in a flowing collection of breezy roadtrip britpop. Like a relaxing self-exodus, the full quintet churns out ballads perfect for a mellow, blue summer sky drive. Far from the dusky downtempo of years past.

Like Teenage Fanclub meets The New Pornographers, their upbeat adventure pop shines through Halstead’s homemade production as a shimmering example of what folky pop can still be. Over the course of the album, the atmosphere rarely strays from the same rolling buoyancy. Each track is full of semi-repressed, but optimistic energy, which surely the British know as well as anyone. A few tunes put the brakes on and stop for a roadside picnic, but the majority are sprightly wheel-spinners.

A lively summer album of romping, acoustic pop jams.

1. Vandals - The biggest and best of them all. They tore through the Roman Empire, developed Carthage, and generally beat the snot out of most of Europe. Their legacy is typified by being the mascot of the University of Idaho.

2. Teutons - Rocked around Europe, attacking everyone. When they finally ran into the Romans, their women committed mass suicide after they killed the kids. Typical German nobility.

3. Visigoths - Pretty much owned France and Spain. Along with the Ostrogoths, they made up the group called Goths, which are nothing like the pasty, emo dweebs running amok today. Also famous for their massive whitewater-rafting parties in the summer months.

4. Angles - Yeah, aka the English now. You can trace the bad teeth all the way back here. Perhaps the most obtuse of the Germanic tribes, they bisected Europe with several complentary tribes to various degrees over the centuries.

5. Burgundians - They rocked a ton of Germany, but were so careless with raiding that the Romans took ‘em out, but then reinstated them for some reason. The Romans must have wanted someone to harvest all of their wine for them.