Mark Berube
Suspicious Fish
Elizabeth Records

Mark Berube come across like a clever mix of Barenaked Ladies and Loudon Wainwright III. Funny but intelligent lyrics and sing-along melodies are his calling card. Don't go thinking it's all for shits and giggles for Mark, though. He takes on the injustices of the Bush administration on "The Look On Your Face". And as singer-songwriters generally lay on the melodrama pretty thick, tt's good to see an artist that can be serious when needed, but can also laugh at himself a little bit. It's only life after all, and Mark deals with it with a sharp wit and a smile.

Brad Filicky