WAVE Nothing As It Seems (WEA/Warner) Genre: Pop Grade: B+ www.officialwave.com

Mothers, hide your daughters. This duo from Niagara Falls (the Canadian side) is likely to break some hearts this year.

Debuting with very strong first album, Wave is no cookie-cutter boy band. These guys are talented songwriters, great vocalists, with well-arranged tunes the lean towards a Savage Garden or Goo Goo Dolls feel at times. A little more of an edge might have suited their sound nicely. "California" is one of those songs many will remember the summer of 2001 by. Faze sees a lot of potential in these guys and we'll be keenly following their growth as artists in the years to come.

---Kelly & Jen, Fall 2001