I'd been sitting on Snowboarder's album for way too long, and when I finally got around to learning more about them, they were no longer a band. The brainchild of Jason Kick of Maus Haus, Michael Stasis (whose solo work has been featured on the Bay Bridged), and David Nichols, Snowboarder's only album is a concept album about, well, snowboarding. The idea is pretty funny by itself, but is hilarious when you learn that none of Snowboarder's members are actually snowboarders. The album hits a variety of pop styles and eras, teetering between brilliance and pure weirdness on every track. [...]