Voxtrot - Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives

If you’ve been swayed by the Smiths-like cover art or the clever name, hopefully Voxtrot won’t disappoint. This Austin band is sometimes-jangley by way of Glasgow, sounding much like city’s two main musical exports: Belle and Sebastian and Orange Juice. Other times they flirt with a flourishing density that reminds me of Broken Social Scene or Bloc Party. The songwriting on this, their second EP is impressive. It wanders far away from the verse-chorus-verse structure. This EP remains a very consistent listen, even after many times through. All songs are worthy of radio airplay.