
The first three tracks of Parade provide the perfect introduction to Afternoon Naps , a rust belt pop band that has been bringing sunshine pop to their gloomy post-industrial climes since 2006. "Plum City Fight Song," the band's homage to their hometown, begins the album with a healthy dose of guitarist Tom Dechristofaro's Moz-lite vocals, while the third tune, "The Day We Started," provides a crash course in the moonstruck glee of keyboardist Leia Hohenfeld. Sandwiched between these songs, "Beach Bums" finds the duo sharing the vocal burden more equally, a combination as blissful as it is [...]