Who? Hopeful Monster head Jason Ball began his studio experimentations in rural Nova Scotia, Canada before settling comfortably amidst the Toronto indie scene where he crafts ’60s piano-pop throwbacks, building staccato, Zombies-style ditties and updating each with electronic flourishes. Ball — with a recently cemented five-piece line-up, featuring members of the Hylozoists and By Divine Right — delivers synth lines conjuring Grandaddy’s bounce and emotive melodies that breeze over measured computer buzzes with the earnestness of the Postal Service. Check out the odyssey and oracle of “Uncivilized” in MP3 form below.
Their latest: Ball’s second full-length as Hopeful Monster, entitled Metatasking, arrived stateside July 29.
Recommended if you like… The Postal Service, Zombies, Grandaddy
Now Hear This: Hopeful Monster, “Uncivilized”(DOWNLOAD MP3)
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