The Gift

Add Date: August 23 

Artist: The Gift 

Album: Explode

Label: La Folie 

Genre: Rock 

Comments: Seventeen years and five full-length albums in, Portugal's The Gift is looking to make a splash stateside with its newest LP, Explode. This is well-constructed, yet easily accessible psychedelic pop-rock in a style that's drawn the band comparisons to The Flaming Lips and Portishead, among others. One listen to the synthesizer-laced, guitar and drums-driven bombast of tracks like "My Sun" and "RGB", and you'll be hooked; also try "The Singles" or "Race Is Long".