Acrylics Lives and Treasure

• Counting Sheep
• Molly's Vertigo
• The Window
• Sparrow Song
• Nightwatch
• Tortoise Shell Shades
• It's Cool Here
• Asian Pear
• Lives and Treasure
• The Catacombs

Ooh, gauzy. Molly Shea and Jason Klauber have their share of credits and co-signs (ranging from tours with A Sunny Day in Glasgow and Morning Benders to being the debut release on the Grizzly Bear-affiliated Terrible Records in 2009), but the main takeaway in anticipation of the duo's full-length debut is their appreciation of '70s AOR and '80s pop. Sure, there are buckets more names from the production credits that can be dropped: Patrick Wimberly (of Chairlift), Matt Boynton (Gang Gang Dance, MGMT), Britt Myers (Yeasayer, Chairlift). But stay focused! Relax that stonewash, because it's going to be a smooth evening.

Abstract by Dan Nishimoto