Various Artists - Catch and Release OST

My limited exposure to soundtracks over the past couple years leaves me with the impression that Hollywood still has its black heart set on nabbing the hipster kids—but for as many times as that archer has set his sights on the target, he has yet to nail the bulls-eye. In this case, it seems like more a search for those who were hip during Nirvana's reign, with many of the artists presented here well into their third decade of living. Catch and Release showcases a lot of “indie” bands on major labels; The Magic Numbers, Gomez, Doves, and Death Cab For Cutie all submit songs taken from recent records, while The Lemonhead’s classic “My Drug Buddy,” released 15 years ago, is an odd inclusion among the almost-exclusively post-millennial tracklisting. Anyway, the record does bring some new blood to the mix, though it tends to be pretty typical, Triple-A material. Steve Durand, Peter MacLaggan, and the Scrubs-tacular Joshua Radin couldn’t be considered innovative in the slightest, but their standard singer-songwriter woes suit what’s most likely a standard Hollywood romantic comedy (read: shitty). Regardless, do people even buy soundtracks these days? There’s enough trouble in getting a person to actually pay for his or her favorite artists’ albums, but music from a Jennifer Garner film?! Even Paul Westerberg's "Let the Bad Times Roll" can't save this one. [www.sony.com]