Speaking of indie records that are deeply concerned with coolness, this New York City quartet’s debut, Light Up Gold, is exactly what one wants New York City rock ’n’ roll to sound like: attitudinal, casual, funny, trickier than it seems, a little bit mean-spirited and in a big hurry to get to the good parts. Its opening track is a swift, urgent slapdown aimed at somebody who’s a lot less likely to be a Taylor Swift type than, well, a member of Parquet Courts. “FuhGEDDaboutit!” singer-guitarist Austin Brown sneers, by way of a hook.
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