Driftless Pony Club

Madison ex-pats Driftless Pony Club excel at herky-jerky beats, boyish vocals and oblique lyrics that focus on the confusing/invigorating in-between time that comes after college and before substantial careers and budding families change everything. Modest Mouse, Built to Spill and Archers of Loaf are acknowledged (and obvious) influences, but there's also plenty on Cholera that showcases DPC's own voice. In fact, I'd be surprised if 'Carry a Torch' doesn't charm lots of indie-leaning college-radio stations with its layered vocal parts and brittle, cyclic guitars.