Tomorrow, August 4th, Beverly, MA will hold the River “Music Matters” festival at Lynch Park. The free outdoor festival is being staged in order to benefit music in Beverly public schools. Among the bands playing will be Boston’s own Air Traffic Controller, who released their second album, “NORDO,” in June. “NORDO” is filled top-to-bottom with persistently happy and bouncy indie-pop. Even when lead singer Dave Munro sings, “I’m so miserable” like he does on “Pick Me Up,” the song still contains an underlying feeling that everything will turn out all right. ATC is a band sure to explode, so be sure to check them out for free while you still can. “Pick Me Up” is streaming below. – Josh Johnson
