Historically, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Yet musically, historical mimicry can be intentional, or at least done with awareness.

Sound trends and genres are cyclical. Bands seven years from now will inevitably be shaped by the music of today, as those musicians will draw from the sounds of their formative years.

Which explains why Surround Sound sounds like descendents of late ’90s power-poppers Superdrag and Fountains of Wayne. Those who grew up listening to that golden age of bittersweet choruses and quirky compositions are destined to pen a few of their own.

This is the case with the Illinois quintet.

Combining youthful exuberance with the same mature optimism as all the genre’s giants, Surround Sound’s crunching guitars and stuck-in-your-head melodies stand up to even the best work of their influences.

Front man Bobby Lord’s expressive, tell-tale vocals lead a 50 minute jaunt through emotional swings, twisting riffs, buff chords, driving rhythms and blanketing harmonies.

The band toes the line between a signature sound and monotony, as the record lacks the variation in tone and tempo to justify 14 tracks. Besides the piano ditty “Nobody Shows,” the record is a straight forward a guitar-pop collective.

But as difficult as it is to pen a debut release with more than a dozen pop gems, knowingly leaving one off the track listing would have been even more difficult.

And historically, having too much good material is never a bad thing.