The Brooklyn trio Grooms used to be called Muggabears, but changed their name just in time to release the 10-song Rejoicer on Death By Audio's label this fall. The energetic and everywhere lead track "Dreamsucker" is a rambling bit of noise-pop that makes good use of those DBA guitar pedals while nodding to New York old-timers Sonic Youth (and somehow Rainer Maria tapping bright-eyed shoe-gaze and the songbook of "old" Social Registry crew Icewater Scandal). The group's fronted by guitarist/voca...
Stereogum — The Brooklyn trio Grooms used to be called Muggabears, but changed their name just in time to release the 10-song Rejoicer on Death By Audio's label this fall. The energe... more info