Kara's Flowers - Fourth World

With Ryan Dusick on percussion, Jesse Carmichael on guitar and vocals, Mickey Madden on bass, and Adam Levine on guitar and lead vocals, L.A.-based Kara's Flowers delivers a debut that's a fine example of alternative rock in the late '90s. With Levine's sexy, expressive voice, tight productions, and strong songwriting, the band steers clear of the angst most groups of the time made points of driving home with dreary, self-absorbed determination. Kara's Flowers does take a bit of the darkness from grunge, but the boys also know not to take themselves too seriously -- they seem to know it's OK not to be so angry. Read More