Kevin Bronson on July 27th, 2012

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York traverses several eras of music on its new EP “I Might” – in fact, in the leadoff track “Sweet Whiskey” alone, the young O.C.-based sextet rockets from back-porch stomp to sparkling indie-pop in a few measures. Singer-guitarist Jake McMullen – aided by guitarist Michael Martin, keyboardist John Penner, bassist Joshua Walker Smith, violinist J.D. Neal and drummer Magdiel Montano – proves an amiable vocalist and agile lyricist in either time period. “I Might,” the follow-up to the “Wonder” EP that released under McMullen’s name, has a lot in common with many popular indie-pop bands of the day, but Neal’s violin (especially on the barn dance-ready “Far Away”) gives York a bit of down-home distinction amid its sparkling guitar-and-keys modern-rockness. An exuberant combination, to be sure.

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