Kevin Bronson on August 28th, 2012

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Orange County-bred Paulie Pesh put himself on the map locally with two EPs of life-affirming orchestral pop – notable not only for their inherent glee but for the compositional fortitude it took to make them. Pesh and his wife Cristal were abetted by a band numbering as many as 15. Now Mr. and Mrs. Pesh have decided to (indie-) rock out. Their new music as the quintet Young Empress indicates that Paulie has either been chugging caffeine drinks or got himself a new guitar pedal. Or both. The Peshes, joined by Jason Chavez, Ryan Langford and Jake Abernathie, have released their first single, “No One Can Stop Me,” a rousing power-pop anthem that gives Grouplove a run for its money on the optimism scale. Got hooks?

||| Download: “No One Can Stop Me” (email required)

||| Stream: “Cider of the Sun”