In a sunny corner of Bandcamp I stumbled upon State Parque, a young Boston-based band featuring Aniebiet-Abasi Akpan, Garret Hoffman, Justin Lengvarsky, and Noah Lindeman. Their eponymous full-length debut album features twelve surfy pop/rock songs—hooks galore—that can be labeled summery and shimmering. Bright guitar melodies pair with lush vocals, a tasteful and lighthearted soundtrack for your next BBQ or beach party (I predict visitors will pull out their phones to Shazam who these guys are, because they deserve to be discovered). This is cheery and charming music, highly recommended if you like Vampire Weekend, Spoon, Modest Mouse.

State Parque’s self-titled LP, produced by Sarah Passinhas-Bergman, is out now digitally via Listless Records.

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