VietNam + Andy Animal's Cannibal Tribe + Country Mice

Six years is an eternity in our ADHD indie-rock culture, but that’s how long it took big-bearded troubadour Michael Gerner to resurrect VietNam, which recently released sophomore LP An A.merican D.ream on Mexican Summer. What’s changed? Luckily, not much: VietNam still cooks up a smoky mix of reverb-drenched guitar, rollicking buildups and Gerner’s motormouth vocal stylings.