Ben Kweller’s new album, “Sha Sha,” is an almost flawlessly perfect alternapop record that is one of the most enjoyable releases of the year.

The album’s 11 tracks, each a melodic gem that tackles issues ranging from failing relationships to personal rejection, are more and more likable upon each listen.

Kweller was the former lead singer of the Dallas-based band Radish. The band broke up in 1999 after six years of playing together, and Kweller went on to pursue a solo career.

He has enjoyed success as a singer and songwriter, and he has opened for alternative giants Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Yo La Tengo and Pavement, among others.

The album opens with “How It Should Be (sha sha),” a quiet, layered snippet that fades from piano into a full-blown electronica as it segues into its final lyric, “so sue me, it’s up to me if I decide to be what I think is right/The sound, it found the ground and it hid it for free/That’s right. That’s how it should be.”

“Wasted & Ready” is a sublimely catchy song, reminiscent of Weezer in its Blue Album heyday. In fact, much of the album sounds like Weezer, with Kweller’s voice bearing a noticeable similarity to Rivers Cuomo.

On the next two songs, “Family Tree” and “Commerce, TX,” Kweller’s Texan roots show through in a Southern twang and alternative country feel.

Kweller writes all his songs and plays piano, garnering him justified comparisons to Ben Folds. He is just as talented as Folds, though his songs tend to run more happy-go-lucky.

“Sha Sha” isn’t always perfectly polished pop. On “Make It Up,” one of the album’s standout tracks, Kweller’s voice strains and cracks, and speaker feedback is glaringly obvious.

His lyrics range from the inane – “She is a slut but X thinks it’s sexy./Sex reminds her of eating spaghetti,” to the beautiful – “The butterflies are passive/aggressive/and put their problems on the shelf/but they’re beautiful./And he’ll realize the only thing that’s real/are the kids that kid themselves, and the demise/of the beautiful. What is beautiful.”

The album finishes up with “Falling,” a gorgeous song that mixes piano with violin and cello music and showcases Kweller’s voice at its most delicate and unguarded.

Kweller’s latest effort shows great promise, so keep a look out – he is likely to be around for a while.