Emblems

Add Date: July 26 

Artist: Emblems 

Album: Our Bare Bones (EP) 

Label: Self-released 

Genre: Rock, folk pop 

Comments: You'll definitely get a matt pond PA vibe from the Chicago-area band Emblems on Our Bare Bones, their debut EP, which is filled with richly orchestrated indie pop songs. However, that's not to say that Emblems are copycats; though Pond and his band are an obvious influence, you'll also hear some darker, almost Gothic sounds on the EP--especially on closing track "Coyotes", featuring Kristi Ditsch's haunting viola.

Start with "Goosebumps" and "Summer Air".