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Secondhand Serenade, helmed by California native John Vesely, delivers another package of tortured-love ballads on the group's third studio album, "Hear Me Now." Driven by piano and a drum machine, the midtempo single "Something More" (one of three tracks produced by Vesely and drummer Tom Breyfogle) chronicles the aftermath of a shattered relationship. The title track-which features beautiful backup vocals by Automatic Loveletter's Juliet Simms -expounds upon a fuller, electric guitar-based sound that Secondhand Serenade dabbled with on previous releases. Vesely also expands vocally on the song "You and I," where his usual screech-like notes are thinly coated with Auto-Tune, creating an unexpected digital demeanor. Fans of the group's heart-wrenching acoustic numbers will feel at home when listening to "World Turns," on which Vesely croons earnestly, "You showed me that I need change/ To know how it feels to be alone."
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