Too Much Joy: Cereal Killers (1991)

Too Much Joy were an alt.rock band from the late 80s and 90s, blending snarky, humorous, and often surprisingly clever lyrics (shades of Camper Van Beethoven, Young Fresh Fellows, Dead Milkmen, They Might Be Giants) with harder-edged punk-pop-tinged power pop. And while they had some great songs (particular when you took the time to sit down and listen with the lyric sheet), the risk you run with more humor-based songs is that they can quickly grow dated, coming across more like novelty songs th...