The Rubyz

Sound Off
BEMA Media

They’ve lost a member. They’ve kept the sound. They continue to surprise.

Maybe I’m just in a good mood — this is, after all, music intended for fifth-grade girls prepping for the impending pressures of dating. But I can’t help but thinking that with the Go-Gos-meets-Hilary Duff follow-up to their 2008 debut, Cammie and Alexis have earned the right to — if they want — stop thinking of themselves as “recommended if you like” rock for Christian tweens and to start thinking of themselves as legitimate pop artists worthy of legitimate attention. The songs are that catchy, that danceable, that flat-out good.

Buy this if you have kids. Buy this if you don’t have kids.