Certain People I Know is yet another undertaking for Bob Nanna, formerly of Braid and Hey Mercedes, and he brought Damon Atkinson along for the ride. Their self-titled debut reflects a style that the junior high kid in all of us might appreciate. The combative, upbeat musicality on the majority of the album keeps the energy levels raging. This energy, however, is met by whispering vocals that are drowned out by the aggressive musicianship and they even sound hesitant at times. Lauren LoPiccolo has vocals featured on a couple of tracks, but that doesn’t really fix the problem. Even though she sings with conviction, her vocals are even softer than Nanna’s. The only place her vocals fit, quite well as a matter of fact, is on How Was The Show (Politics).