Kudos No Wave With a strong percussive presence

With a strong percussive presence

effortless guitar pop

Whether raging in an antagonistic tirade or simmering in cavernous folk stillness

so it feels better

Lauryn Hill tailored The Miseducation Of not as a crossover record but as a collection of overtly personal and political statements

Kudos No Wave With a strong percussive presenceSurf City's self titled debut EP arrived in 2008, but you could be forgiven for thinking that the band had actually time warped in from the early 1990s. Over six songs the Auckland, New Zealand, quartet displayed an unabashed yen for vintage noise pop cherry picking guitar moves and clipped vocal cadences from the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Clean, and Pavement. On full length, Kudos, Surf City remains preoccupied with the college rock sounds of