May I Recommend: GRMLN

Even though it's 2013, I spend a lot of time time thinking about 1992. Specifically about how much I love the 1992 album It's a Shame About Ray by the Lemonheads. I have yet to find a band that can construct a perfectly-crafted three minute pop/rock song quite like Evan Dando.

And then I got an email about GRMLN. The band is basically a 20-year-old dude named Yoodoo Park. He was born in Japan and moved to Southern California as a kid. The SoCal sun shines all over Empire, Park's lighthearted debut album. Ah, pop/rock. 

I can't get enough of the ultra-bouncy Teenage Rhythm. It makes me wanna dance. In fact, I think I will. 

Empire clocks in under 30 minutes. It's a great listen all the way through.