You’ve got to love a good band name. Sometimes, you can pick up a CD purely on the strength of one. Or download a single, as is now the done thing. I asked to review Elusive Parallelograms’ And Everything Changes album for this very reason. As a band name, it rolls off the tongue, but leaves you intrigued. Add to that the bold statement of the album title itself, and we are apparently onto a winner.It’s a curious mix this one, that's unquestionable. Synching strummy guitar lead plodding winding melodies, with beeps, loops, processors, and general whizzbangery, it's not something you hear overly often. But, is it something you actually want to hear overly often? Well, yes. The formula does work. But it needs work.It’s pretty much a 70-30 split between the two types of track detailed, with the first three tracks, then 'Asleep', 'Closure', 'Lilt', 'Coagulated Conduit', 'Benzedrine' and the penultimate track all sticking heavily to the by-numbers formula. This leaves 'Velochromatic', 'Hang Those who Speak of the West', 'Destroyer', 'Finland', and the title track to leave us scratching our heads in apparent wonder.Splitting it like this can only ever work if the hook laiden tracks burrow their way into your mind. However, no matter how skilled a band you are, a large volume of tracks will mean there's always a few duds along the way.It’s safe to say that the first three tracks roll along at a decent pace. 'Rev' does what it says on the tin leaving the way free for 'Otro' and particularly 'Orange to give us a glimpse of Elusive Parallelograms tunewriting craft. It’s enough to tell us they definately have the knack for it. 'Otro' hitting all the right spots as far as being catchy is concerned, while 'Orange' is a bouncealong bit of fun.The first glimpse of the unexpected comes immediately after this with 'Velochromatic'. But three parts plod to one part hook-laiden-gem does not a balanced album make. It puts too much emphasis on the more boring stuff on offer here; it speaks volumes that the most musically interesting track on here is only 44 seconds long. This would be 'Finland', and has been set aside here because it’s a very good example of where they’ve just not realised the full scope of their sound. It oscillates almost, a rotary drum riff and rhythmically compelling guitar section. Then just stops. It’s the same with the self explanatory 'Epilogue'.Whether this is to be as trendy and ‘unpredictable as possible’ is unclear, but the underlying point is ”“ it doesn’t work musically. People don’t remember 44 second guitar breaks. If they can learn to combine the two elements, and make it two parts of each ”“ then you might have a different story on your hands. The closest track that comes to establishing this is the title track; one that almost melds the unusual aspects of their sound with the ear for a distinct tune, the melody winding over some intriguing background effects. More of this would be nice. 58%Elusive Parallelograms on Myspace