“k. is the "solo" project of Ida bassist Karla Schickele, and-- what a surprise-- her debut full-length breaks new ground for mediocrity. In fact, it's hard to imagine a more non-offensive collection of songs that take you neither one way nor the other. *New Problems* is not bad enough to warrant serious disdain, but neither is it exciting, original, insightful, inspiring, cathartic, or any of the ”