by Thom OwensWeird Food & Devastation follows the pattern of the Connells' previous album, Ring, by adding harder-edged guitars to their ringing guitar pop. The Connells aren't able to come up with a set of memorable songs for Weird Food, but the album nevertheless remains a pleasurable listen, especially for fans of Southern jangle-pop (R.E.M., Let's Active) or melodic alternative rock in the vein of Buffalo Tom.