Brooklyn’s Eric Ronick and Than Luu played various instruments with some great indie artists (including M. Ward, Ambulance LTD, Rachael Yamagata, and Panic At The Disco) before teaming up for their debut album, “Rush.” It’s synth-drama like The Killers used to make, creeping along the edges of Emo, with more stylistic variation. It’s also radio-ready arena rock, dense and fast, full of crescendos and crashes and perfect vocals.
To sample the band, I’m posting “Breakdown” because I really like the way they take Kelly Clarkson pop and marry it to MGMT quick-beat falsetto. I mean, check the tune out and tell me you don’t hear shades of “Since U Been Gone” . . .
BONUS TUNAGE: COVERS OF AMERICAN IDOL’S GREATEST (ONLY) POP STAR!
