Featuring Nikolai Fraiture (bassist of The Strokes), Erika Spring (of Au Revoire Simone’s fame), The Like’s former drummer Tennessee Thomas, and NYC songwriter and guitarist Lewis Lazar, the new band Summer Moon certainly doesn’t sound like what it is (a "supergroup"), which, considering the talent at work, makes things rather exciting. The quartet played a show at SXSW in March before releasing any material, and finally unveiled first single "Happenin’" (streaming) in late May. The track is an upbeat number propelled by martial, Joy Division-esque drums and semi-atonal percussive electronic sounds. The simple, clean rhythm guitar and bass lines point back again to the darker sounds of the ’80s (think The Cure’s ‘Seventeen Seconds’) but somehow the tune doesn’t come across like post punk revival, thanks to vocals that adopt a more modern approach to melody and rhythm. Those interested in hearing more should hurry to buy tickets for Summer Moon’s upcoming show at Baby’s All Right on 07.28.
