Lowell-born, Boston-bred band Bearstronaut has been active in the national indie community for over two years now, and it’s high time their pop-electro sound is finally being lauded as it should. The group is slotted to perform on main stages for both the ambitious nine-day Outside the Box Festival, making its inaugural effort this year, at the City Hall Plaza mainstage next Thursday, then in the same location in September for the Boston Calling festival’s second effort of the calendar year. This is a long time coming for the group, which started downtown with EP Satisfied Violence in 2010, owned every party they attended and eventually released Paradice, a full-length album in late 2012. They’ve toured the circuit heavily developing a dance sound you can fall in love with without feeling guilty, and it’s high time out feel in love– they’ll be plating the Allston-Cambridge circuit in addition to the free OtB show next week, so catch them before they catch the hearts of Boston Calling! You’ll certainly be glad you did.
–Jamie Loftus