Blouse

This new-wave leaning band from Portland, Oregon, are signed to Sub Pop. After releasing their misty, chillwavey, lo-fi album in 2011, they decided to tighten things up a bit: nowadays they've ditched the bottom-of-a-well reverb, drum machines and synths, and gone for a guitar-based sound. We miss the dreamy old Blouse, but they're still more than capable of writing a kickass retro pop song or two.