Austeros

US first press 2004.
Bright, scrappy indie that sounds like it was written in a shared house kitchen at 1am with a can balanced on the amp. Jangly guitars, punchy drums and choruses that properly lift without getting smug about it. There’s that slightly breathless, everything-at-once energy where you can hear the band grinning through the noise. Put it on and suddenly you’re 22 again and convinced starting a band is a sensible life decision. FFO Los Campesinos!, Martha, The Spook School, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Johnny Foreigner