HEAR THIS: Saintseneca
Ever had the feeling that there’s a shrunken skateboarder chilling and doing tricks in the base of your skull, yet you manage to be okay with it? Heck, you may have even loved it? Ohio-based Saintseneca are the band that can properly emulate that gnarly feeling without grating against the ramps in your head. Their brand of indie rock is a mix of Tokyo Police Club and Modest Mouse, taking the best of gloomy days and turning them into a strange waltz (“Bad Ideas”). Their sound can take you to beaches (“Such Things”) or transport you to the middle of a plunge toward the sea (“River”). With Saintseneca, you’re skitching on an ice cream truck and screaming your most lax “Yeah!”