Awash with melody, urgency, and upbeat guitar lines not unlike Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, and others in that avenue. Featuring Hrishikesh Hirway of The One AM Radio on drums, Washington DC's Golden Birds (formerly known as Carrier, before a dispute with a band by the same name) mingle artful indie rock and dub influences, with echoes of Animal Collective and the talking heads floating somewhere in the background.

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