Kevin Bronson on September 19th, 2011

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The Spires continue to do nothing to damage our long-distance relationship. The little band from Ventura, busy like bees on their own Beehouse Records for six-plus years now, make Anglophile-inspired pop with beautifully gnarly guitar tones and reverb that isn’t just there for decoration. “Waves” – the teaser single off a new album coming this fall (their third, to go along with four EPs) – combines Jason Bays’ sweet/dour vocals with a classic chord progression and a knee-buckling guitar solo for five minutes of bliss. This one outstrips “Orange Yellow,” which was pretty good, and “TAM,” which was downright great.

||| Download: “Waves”