Frequently compared to Matchbox 20, 3 Doors Down, and the Verve Pipe, Pay the Girl epitomizes the slicker, cleaner, more polished side of alternative pop/rock in the 21st century. The Cincinnati, OH-based band caters to listeners who like their rock laced with a lot of pop; Pay the Girl's tuneful, highly melodic work has strong power pop instincts. But for all their polish and gloss, Pay the Girl isn't without an edge. The Midwestern outfit is fronted by lead singer Jason Allen Phelps, who started performing solo gigs around Cincinnati in the late ‘90s (when he often accompani...