Weathervanes

Still holding your breath for the next Postal Service album? Listen to Weathervanes instead: It’s the best electronic indie-pop debut since Ben Gibbard last tuned his laptop. Armed with dreamy melodies, charmingly terrible pickup lines, and a vibrant band-geek orchestra carting harmoniums and glockenspiels, this New York quintet makes tenderhearted nerdiness sound like a powerful strength. A?

Download These:
Pretty banjo hymn Generator First Floor at myspace.com
Sufjan Stevens-style ballad Broken Horse at last.fm

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• By Melissa Maerz