You've got a delicate heart

In keeping with my apparently unintended theme of “all Austin-based bands, all the time,” I feel compelled to post about Voxtrot. I’ve been listening to this band non-stop for the past week, and I seriously can’t get enough. It took someone on the interweb equating them to The Smiths for the reason to become clear to me: this is perfect independent pop music. I know what you’re probably thinking when I mention The Smiths, and I want you to know I was once in your shoes.

But this is not about Morrissey, this is about a quintet from Austin who makes poppy, bouncy, fun music that makes you wish you had a convertible and that it was warmer than 30 degrees so you could drive around town singing at the top of your lungs if only you could figure out all the words. I really, really wish there were more than a few EPs available, but I will definitely be watching this band extremely closely in the future.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t watching closely enough this week as I missed not one but TWO shows I wanted to see, Voxtrot being one (Rogue Wave with Nada Surf being the other). I really need to keep track of this shit better.

If you like: The Shins, The Smiths, any kind of music at all, really.

• Voxtrot: Mothers, Sisters, Daughters and Wives
• Voxtrot: The Start of Something

Buy all of Voxtrot’s music on iTunes. Every last song.

• Category: Music