Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. Surprise
3. Cynicism
4. Exercise Machines
5. Love Is For The Rich
6. Whiskey (Vomiting Words)
7. Popular Mechanics
8. Water Tower
9. A Constitution
10. State Of Jefferson
11. The Devil Gets What He Wants (Sometimes)

Surrogate’s previous effort had established the band as being well versed in a variety of writing styles ranging from folk to danceable pop-rock to alt-country, and while Popular Mechanics continues in that tradition, the band devoted themselves to developing this new batch of songs into a more cohesive flow. Catchy hooks and mellow but poignant instrumentation find themselves being the strongest of the common threads tying the record together. The band maintains that they write “intelligent pop songs for people of moderate to great intelligence,” and while intelligence may or may not have anything to do with its creation, Popular Mechanics is sure to find its way into record collections of all intellectual persuasions.