The Breakfast (formerly Psychedelic Breakfast), soon approaching their 1000th show ever, has become completely relentless in their endeavor on stage and in the studio with Real Radio. I’m not often overly impressed with every musician in a band and I’m not often impressed with every song a band may play. But with the Breakfast, I am.

Their sound is so progressive and classic, yet young, catchy, and even pop. The lyrics and melodies can easily be echoing in your head for days. Their jams are the stellar product of precarious improvisation and familiar melodic construction. They don’t just space out on disco jams for 30 minutes at a clip, yet they do use effects and synthesizers to add layers to their orchestrated and improvised jams.

I thought the first track on Real Radio was generic upon first listen, but soon I felt it slide into a niche in its catchy grooves and slick guitar riffs. As the album progresses, the range of the Breakfast unveils. Within the first three tracks, the Breakfast establishes the depth of their songwriting as well as their laser precision in the progressive melodies. The third track, “Sleeping Beauty,” reaches into a cavernous realm of spacey dance and funk.

The album touches a wide array of musical genres, but each song has been weaved together with tightly orchestrated stops, melodies, crescendos, and complex musical phrasing. While the Breakfast appeals to someone who wants to sing along with a tune, they also find moments of musical bliss in their progressive arrangements and jams. They’re pop, funk, rock, jazz and everything in between.

The final track culminates with a masterpiece instrumental that takes the listener to dozens of musical planes of rhythm, funk, and groove, bobbing in and out of tightly orchestrated melodies and harmonies. The 12 minute final track is entitled “the Grand Scheme of Things.” It is one of the best pieces of music I’ve ever heard.

The Breakfast is one of the best upcoming quartets to fill the open hole Phish left in the jam scene. They’re quirky but modern, danceable yet discernable. I cannot stress enough how impressive these musicians really are. From rhythm to melody, from vocals to songwriting, each musician will impress you at some point in the show. All I can say is: hope for a drum solo.