Kevin Bronson on October 20th, 2010

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A buoyant optimism that doesn’t resort to preening, nifty orchestral arrangements, an alliterative name – Paulie Pesh has a lot going for him. On his second EP, “Shining Stars,” the L.A. singer-songwriter straddles the ground staked out by classic songsmiths such as Randy Newman and new pop adventurers such as Andrew Bird. “I’m trying my best / to put the power of love / in its place,” Pesh sings with faint weariness on “Trite & Overused,” a welcome acknowledgment in a musical world where the L word is a hall pass for excess.

||| Download: “Shining Stars” [audio:http://www.mediafire.com/file/dzh2sq6jc03mmfz/Paulie%20Pesh_Shining%20Stars.mp3]

||| Live: Paulie Pesh celebrates his EP release with a show tonight at the Silverlake Lounge featuring Olin & the Moon, the Steelwells and the Monthlies.