New band of the day – No 950: Therapies Son

Alex Jacob is a wunderkind whose warped, synthy Americana nods to the Beach Boys and the Flaming Lips. And we love itHometown: Van Nuys, California.The lineup: Alex Jacob (vocals, music).The background: Here's another PC (post-chill) laptop-pop boy – and he is a boy, just – to file alongside the likes of the much raved about (around these parts anyway) Idiot Glee, Perfume Genius and Porcelain Raft. As opening sells go, that doesn't quite do 19-year-old Alex Jacob justice. Because the five s...

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