Summerland
The WB network's popular series finds California fashion designer Ava Gregory's (Lori Loughlin) hip beachfront lifestyle turned topsy-turvy when a family tragedy spurs her to take custody of her niece and two nephews. The show's buoyant soundtrack plays off those often bittersweet familial concerns with a collection that's by turns spunky and introspective. The energetic punk-pop ofBowling for Soup’s "Undertow," Collective Soul's "General Attitude" and "All Downhill From Here" from Florida's New Found Glory kick the collection off in high gear, before the blue-eyed, teeny-pop-soul of Jesse McCartney's hit "Get Your Shine On" breaks the spell. Alt.vets Lisa Loeb and New York'sIvyoffer quieter, more poignant intrigues, while Kenny Wayne Shepherd dishes up the arena-scaled "Alive" and newcomers Kristian Leontiou and Ringside round out the collection with haunting R&B; angst and club-friendly grooves, respectively.--Jerry McCulley