Golomb

The band has two bonded dynamics, uncommon among most trios. Siblings Xenia (bass) and Hawken (drums) anchor the rhythm section, with songwriter/guitarist Mickey Shuman and Xenia becoming spouses after years of dating. The close bonds between the members have fed into the band's process: family and friends first and band second, leveraging years of trust on The Beat Goes On.

Bounding through bluster like Loop one minute and hunkered down like Pixies pummeling pop's soft spots at Fort Apache the next. The underlying buzz on "Real Power" dips a few miles south of Columbus to channel Dayton's sons, stitching together some clear-eyed clamor from the GBV playbook. The band lays it bare on "Dog" with a slow slink that builds toward the singed elegance of Spiritualized and a lyrical labyrinth that's cut and pasted into a Burroughs-esque blur of rock motifs. The song peaks in a maelstrom with feedback foaming out of the speakers. The familiar specter of The Velvets rears its head in the shambolic beat of the title track, and "Other Side Of The Earth" gets gooey with dub, but keeps the band's drive. Then, they wind guitar around their rhythms, recalling early Built To Spill on "Be Here Now," letting the sax twirls of Henry Ross carry the song.