These little guys can mellow-rock with the big boys

To assuage your burning anticipation of the new Radiohead album, I recommend you check out this little band from Marblehead called Gears. The lead singer/songwriter/drum programmer used to play in a band called Purpl Kool-Aidwith my cousin when they were in middle and high school. He's gotten much more mature since then.

These tunes--especially "Ask Me Questions"--sound like they were written by a younger version of the older Jeff Tweedy. I mean old as in age, not school. These guys approach songwriting so differently than I would have as a high schooler. My approach was much more about having a chord progression I could jam on long enough to bend my E-string into the stratosphere. These kids use glockenspiel!

P.S. Posting from work=bonus points!