When we posted Cloud Nothing's gently snotty lo-fi anthem "Hey Cool Kid" I should've mentioned Lync, who I often hear in bands like No Age, Japandroids, to a lesser degree Wavves, etc. It's harder to discern in that one. Things are clarified in "Can't Stay Awake," a great song from the Cleveland, Ohian's eight-song debut Turning On. (While listening, keep in mind I'm talking a twee take on '90s Olympians' sound. Remove that post-punk/hardcore edge and replace it with a more pop punk sensibility....
Stereogum — When we posted Cloud Nothing's gently snotty lo-fi anthem "Hey Cool Kid" I should've mentioned Lync, who I often hear in bands like No Age, Japandroids, to a lesser degre... more info