Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You, the latest offering from Lightspeed Champion, tells a loosely tied together story of heartbreak, misery, and an eventual ascent back to happiness. In keeping with the style of 2008’s Falling Off the Lavender Bridge, easy and beautiful melodies mesh with unexpected lyrics. Unfortunately, the unexpected lyrics are still too predictable with themes of sadness and failed relationships. Maybe if Falling Off the Lavender Bridge hadn’t been so refreshing, I wouldn’t have expected so much from Life is Sweet.

The album is a pleasant enough listen, fading into the background quite easily, but it is hardly memorable. "Sweetheart", "Madame Van Damme", and "Middle of Dark" are highlights, but the rest of the album is just so-so.