Lazy Eye - Omaha NE

Chrome Yellow Co. - Red Light Runners - Northern Light Records

They hint at '60s psych retro but their counter melodies and guitar lines are too modern for that. It's probably the vocals that bring up ideas of mod-rocker types like The Kinks and Small Faces and Them or any of the '60s Brit garage invaders. Its similar ground turned by the likes of Brian Jonestown Massacre or Outrageous Cherry. But on songs like "Mineral," the Hamilton, Ontario, four-piece takes it in a different direction, with crack syncopated beats, drone guitar and Luca Ciardullo's sweet harmonized vocals. Then just as he sings "I've been around the block and back / It's bright out" here comes this glowing guitar line. This track is a standout and should get college radio play (Hey, I'm talking to you college DJ kids, work it into your set and get ready for the phone calls). Really only an EP at just seven songs, this is one of the the best things I've heard so far this year