
"Good God, it's (comparisons to Modest Mouse/Talking Heads) getting on my nerves again." Suckers open up this mouth-watering EP with a song that immediately calls to mind bits and pieces of the aforementioned bands: "Beach Queen." Influence from Wolf Parade even sneaks in, too. Those are the reference points one can immediately point out, but I don't mean to cheapen this band. "Beach Queen" starts like a Donna Summer song: Dreamy synths cooing before it breaks into the most confident jubilee about heartbreak. The bass is funky as hell--if hell has a disco ball--and the lyrics are sharp [...]