It is that backbeat chop, the dirt, the nowhere-to-hide nature of the entire arrangement that just says gritty blues with a Hendrix-style pomp.

Its all energy, drums, and shattered vocals; the chorus refrain serving as a gear itself, twisting, repeating, and snarling while the song arrangement circles around.

Georgina Tarasiuk puts her clear flutelike soprano in front of a peppy rock beat, and Peter Lewanczyk throws bells and synth and surf-guitar into the soup.

Lauren OConnell is able to reify the casual urban poetics of the Bay area, complete with acoustic roots, delicious irony, and a satisfying hook.

Luke James Shaffer, with his new single Last First Kiss, brings a unique roots-pop sensibility to one of the classic themes of human art, which is first love.

With those gorgeous harmonies floating around that kick and snare both feel like footsteps from the same behemoth, marching through an empty city.

Its got that stompy Credence-style straight-ahead groove with a lot of acoustic guitar over the top. Its a picking party and a folk-rock afternoon drinking song.

It is clear that a significant segment of the US population is captured, to an alarming degree, by the tough-love notion that to get things done, we must give away half the sandwich.