The Postelles

Add Date: June 14 

Artist: The Postelles 

Album: The Postelles 

Label: +1 

Genre: Alternative, indie rock 

Comments: With the help of Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes and his sparkling production talents, The Postelles’ self-titled debut is sure to get some radio play in the near future. A collection of 12 polished guitar songs, the album bares a remarkable semblance to Costello and early Beatles, not to mention The Strokes (for obvious reasons), The Kooks and Vampire Weekend. In fact, I can easily picture the band playing at a 1955 "Enchantment Under the Sea" dance (10 points if you got the film reference).

The Postelles do an amazing job of emerging into the music world with catchy, charming post-punk songs. Rolling Stone describes their sound as "the wound-up early hours of what will be a long Saturday night out on the town," and I have to agree. With instant pop hooks that interweave throughout their sugary anthems, this record is poised to fit perfectly in your playlists for the warmer months. Oh, and did I mention that they'll be on tour this summer?

I'd suggest checking out tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5.