Fans of Trust Company, rejoice. The rest of you, go about your business; nothing to see here.

Amity Lane features in its ranks former Trust Company members Kevin Palmer (vocals/guitar) and Josh Moates (bass). Their previous band scored a rock radio hit with “Downfall” from their 2002 release The Lonely Position of Neutral. They didn’t last long after the release of their follow-up, 2005’s True Parallels.

As Amity Lane (named for the street on which Palmer grew up), Palmer and Moates welcome Palmer’s wife Layla (keyboards, backing vocals)—fun fact: the Flyleaf song “Fully Alive” is about her—and Jason Rash (“noiseboards, sounds, samples”) to the fold. Despite the new blood, there is little to distinguish Amity Lane from Trust Company other the presence of keyboards on every song (an effective addition on the opener, “Drown You Out,” but overkill on “Waiting for Goodbye,” “The Avenue” and the hidden “Angels Song”). It is clear Kevin Palmer was the driving creative force of Trust Company and that has carried over to his new band. He is a decent songwriter, but the presentation needs work. The Sound of Regret serves up safe, inoffensive modern rock with an occasional strong riff and Palmer crooning his sugary melodies in his familiar pseudo-whispering style. Screams on the choruses of a few songs don’t even come close to giving this album the edge it desperately needs.