Seraphina Lotkhamnga on November 27th, 2012

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You’d think that with a name like Owls, the Echo Park-based indie-rockers would have a sound that was a bit more nocturnal. But the three singles from the quintet of Bryan Harris, Bryan King, Sean Kangataran, Spencer Sussman and Ken Hirako prove otherwise, with Kangataran’s Irish accent belting out anthemic pop choruses on top of sliding bass lines and cheerful trombone and trumpet. It’s post-punk that doesn’t wear black. Although the band formed less than a year ago, Owls’ currently limited repertoire shows a lot of promise.

||| Download: “Hairpins”

||| Also: Check out “Photograph” and “Suffer.”

||| Live: Owls play Thursday at Silverlake Lounge with Captions and Dandelo.