180g vinyl. Vermont-based 6-piece indiepop band that make upbeat and introspective tunes, tinged with vulnerability and optimism. They've long since left behind the label of being a `cute' or `twee' band since their debut album 15 years ago. City Rock Dove is instead an album of transition, ennui and nihilism; honing in on personal politics and gender queerness. The album opens with the coming-out anthem Three States, Dana's very personal tale of change. His vocals for the song were recorded over 2 years during the course of his gender transition. Gender and sexuality are behind Cats for Cats, taking a gay dating app cliche ("masc. for masc.") as the opening refrain. Infinity Pools is a homage to Spanish tontipop, and also inspired by Max's longstanding love of tropic?lia. Missy takes the lead on album closer Prince of Sweden, a love letter to Scandinavia. Max Andrucki, Missy Bly, Colin Clary, Dana Kaplan, Holly Chagnon, and David Zacharis switch up instruments, song-writing, and singing to create catchy, harmony-driven pop anthems and love songs_always brilliantly lyrical, and often brazenly political. They're based in Burlington, Vermont and in New York City. City Rock Dove is their 6th studio album. "each and every song they write is a rampant musical pleasure - they could force a smile on the sourest face." Bearded Magazine
