Stream: Bleached, ‘Next Stop’

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The new single from Bleached picks up right where the L.A. rockers’ first three left off – “Next Stop” rides propulsive guitars and the piquant girl-group vocals of sisters Jennifer and Jessie Clavin straight outta the garage and into your sweet spot. The peppy/prickly demeanor of their singles recalls the Dum Dum Girls, who started at a similar sonic place in the ’60s and ’70s. But the forthcoming full-length from Bleached (“Ride Your Heart” will be out April 2 on Dead Oceans) figures to show broader shades of the former Mika Miko collaborators, now teamed up with Jonathan Safley and Alex Ghosn. (“Out of My Mind,” in fact, brings to ’90s indie favorites Madder Rose.) Bleached is, as their song says, “searching through past,” and “Ride Your Heart” will make it fun to hear what they’ve found.

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Photo of Bleached at SXSW 2012