Calling all indie-pop kids, check out this band, The Hush Now; they tick all the right boxes to fulfil your indie needs. CONTRAILS is their second ever single release, following on from a free download of WISHING YOU A HAPPY CHRISTMAS, which surprised us all with it’s cheeky guitar based loveliness last year. Bright, breezy, and as much fun as a game of twister whilst inebriated, this single is well worth looking at if you like your music sugar coated with a positive vibe.

The Hush Now are Noel Kelly on vocals and guitar, Barry Marino on drums, Pat Macdonald on bass, Adam Quane on lead guitar, and John Millar on keys, they come from Boston, Massachusetts. The song has a slight Beach Boys feel to it, but with a lo- fi indie twist, sounding like the Boo Radleys in their chirpier moments, the vocals also remind me a little of Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips.

All these influences mix well to create a surfy, summery, feel good blast of guitar pop, with lovely smatterings of Moog synthesiser. Distorted guitars drive the song and the vocals inject uplifting, happy energy, whilst the drums sit merrily in the background. It's just a basic verse chorus verse pop song with a happy atmosphere, the singing fits well with the mood and the other instruments neither stand out or sound out of place, it's almost child like in simplicity, and the chorus is so lovely you’d want to invite it round for tea to meet your parents.

It did take a while to grow on me, at first I didn’t totally enjoy the production and sugar levels, but after repeated listens I have definitely come round to enjoying the style of the track, and what it has to offer. There is nothing new or mind blowing here, but this is a good effort from an emerging indie band, so keep an eye out for them, and enjoy this song now, this is worth checking out if you like lo-fi indie pop.