Here’s some cheery, jangly summertime pop. It might take a few listens for the stop-and-go melodies and highly affected vocals to grow on you (as in I really didn’t get the hype about this band during my first listen), but this is pretty decent stuff. Tracks like “Nova Leigh” recall the pure exhilaration of Vampire Weekend’s tracks, while others (like “At Home Now”) show a serious Strokes influence. My personal faves are the aforementioned “Nova Leigh” (8) and “The Ballad of Moose Bruce” (has kind of a manic-folksy vibe) (5) but suggested tracks are all pretty good.
FCC Clean!
RIYL Vampire Weekend, The Strokes
Try 2,3,5,6,7,8,9