These guys are great because they evoke a lot of indie touchstones like Pavement, the Pixies, Violent Femmes, Archers of Loaf, some Talking Heads and even a little B-52s (the guitar stuff, not the singing). I am sure I am forgetting some other bands but you get the picture. And yet they have their own sound and deserve all of the praise they are getting. All of it. The music has no pretensions and a lot of heart and energy. And I can't believe I am the first one to post about this major indie record of 2006 (well, 2005 really). Pitchfork has it right about this one. Buy it.