
These lovely guys (and girl) go by the name Parts & Labor , and they're from the ridiculously fertile music grounds of Brooklyn. Technically, their music is some mishmash of indie, punk and noise, but with their latest album, Receivers (released in late 2008), they've injected their noisy tendencies with some more poppy song structures. What we have as a result is a bunch of infectious songs coated in layers of fuzz and powerful vocals. But, then again, this isn't one of those trendy lo-fi bands popping up so frequently nowadays. The songs are intricate [...]