Kevin Bronson on February 15th, 2013

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The vocals of Suzanne May cover a lot of topography on Dark Furs’ self-titled EP – the higher elevations reached by some of the 4AD singers we used to love, the deeper places of conflicted emotions and insistent longing. In concert with the the understated guitar work of Chad Phillipps (and now the drumming of Garrett Henritz), the U.K.-born May gives the band’s indie-pop an arty (and production-gimmick-free) sensibility that’s more sophisticated reverie than Day-Glo dreams. “Dark Furs” came out on Christmas and may have been buried temporarily in our discarded holiday wrapping paper, but over five songs it proves a gift that keeps on giving.

||| Download: “Won’t See Me”

||| Stream: “Concrete Corners”

||| Live: Dark Furs play Monday at the Central SAPC and Feb. 20 at the Hotel Cafe.

||| Also: After the jump, check out the video for “Won’t See Me”: