Kevin Bronson on November 21st, 2014

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Los Angeles has a long lineage of female-fronted bands who dispense three-minute Sweet Tarts, and the tuneful takedowns you hear from power-pop trio Susan have the same get-up-and-Go-Go. The band – guitarist Jessica Owen, bassist Beth Borwell and drummer Kate Fern – recently released its “Just Call It” EP as a limited-edition 7-inch via San Diego’s Volar Records; it’s three songs totaling seven minutes, with enough crackle and pop to make you eager for Susan’s forthcoming cassette release on Burger Records. Can’t think of a catchier way to get dumped than when Owen sings: “I’m getting ready to call it quits / ’Cause I’m getting sick of all your sh*t.”

||| Stream: “Just Call It” and “Pancakes”