Longshore

Longshore has a nondescript band name and CD cover art that looks like something you'd expect pool-cleaning tablets to be packaged in. But what goes a long way in making up for it are those precision harmonies, and synth lines that suggest lushness without detracting any punch from the guitars. The band describes itself as Brit-pop, but think the romanticism of Prefab Sprout, and Belle and Sebastian, more than anything else currently flying under the Union Jack. Longshore even captures the sound of some long-lost 1983 Cure-meets-OMD gem on "In My Head." In an amazing burst of enterprise, the band has only been together three months, but fans of 86ed Valley units might recognize the players even if Longshore's Web site doesn't name the bands. See the group live at the Paper Heart on Friday, July 1 (longshoremusic.com). - Serene Dominic

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"Listening to Britpop quartet Longshore is like watching one of those John Hughes' films from the 80's........'This Is Where It Ends' starts with a cliche, 'once upon a time,' but the lyrics are sung in a breathy homage to the Furs' Richard Butler and the contrast is jarring....Longshore inspires Molly Ringwald-style dance moves because the music is, in the end, a good time." - Get Out Magazine, June 30th issue