Fresh out the time machine, Active Bird Community play indie rock music that could’ve been beamed straight out of the late 90’s. Clearly inspired by the tense, guitar-driven acts of yore like Interpol or Built to Spill, the quartet’s tunes are like love letters to a simpler time for indie-rock, when everyone knew what the hell it actually was. Their latest video for "Pick Me Apart" perfectly captures this ethos: Tom D’Augustino’s slacking vocals sing about the mess that is life, while "fun" events and happy people whir around him. The only time he shows positive emotions, then, is when he’s playing music with his friends under a blanket fort. It’s a video about lost youth, highs and lows, alligned thematically with college rock, but featuring a more mature sound. Active Bird Community also released a single back in April, and you can check them out at The Bowery Electric on July 23rd. — Henry Solotaroff-Webber
