We like listening to A Million Years in the morning, because the Brooklyn band gets us out of bed. Their focused, spiraling melodies fall somewhere between driving music and sci-fi theme song, except with a rocking bass. And though they claim they're "stimulated by the intellectualism and sonic experimentation of bands like Radiohead, Spoon and Wilco," we have a feeling their also influenced by the satisfying smack that a snare drum can make when you're feeling really hyper, sexed-up, or pissed off.
The band's pretty new, which means their MySpace song roster is fresh for summer. Listen to it now, before everyone else learns all the words...
--FARAN KRENTCIL
Find A Million Years on MySpace