Seraphina Lotkhamnga on January 9th, 2014

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Despite their future-forward name, the New Electric Sound embodies old-school chops as much as they embrace vintage cardigans. Fun and breezy, the L.A- by-way-of-Provo, Utah quintet wears their Beach Boys and Buddy Holly influences well, especially when mixed with today’s SoCal surf-rock vibes. Lead vocalist and guitarist Scott Vance, bassist Tom Brinton, lead guitarist Ben Zabriskie, drummer Tony Carlson and keyboardist Nigel Goodwin made the move to the City of Angels in October, although songs like “Suitcase” off 2012’s self-titled album along with their latest single “Maybe” would have you think they’re natives. With their ’60s pop harmonies accented with garage-pop twists, the New Electric Sound simply does “sunny” music right.  File next to Surfer Blood, Vampire Weekend and Mikal Cronin.

||| Download: “Maybe” in exchange for your email address or a tweet.

||| Stream: “Suitcase” below and “Crimson Sky” after the jump.

||| Watch: Check out their Derek Pueblo-directed video for their excellent tune “Heart Beat.”

Photo by Justin Hackworth