Cryptacize

'Dig That Treasure'

Giddily strolling the fine line between youthful and pre-K.

Spin Rating6 of 10

When not lost in naked optimism and irritatingly peppy good cheer ("Every note is an unfinished song / We're all in a cosmic sing-along" goes one sickly sweet number), Cryptacize artfully navigate the dusty corners of naive rock, a semi-dormant genre whose line runs from the Velvet Underground through Beat Happening and the Juno soundtrack. This new band -- prominently featuring Kill Rock Stars alum Nedelle Torrisi -- never sinks into blatant oversimplicity, and the results are pleasant and intermittently exciting.

By Josh Modell

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