Ambient, lo-fi, and calculatedly atmospheric, Brown Recluse is a laid-back six-piece band specializing in modernizing the music your parents used to listen to. Shimmering, bright guitars lay down a fantastic backdrop, with upbeat drums and bass topped off by the occasional loose brass section. Casually witty lyrics float on this wave of dreamy pop sound, the vocals creating a dreamscape of their own, beautiful and oddly haunting for a group of such cheerful stature. In September 2009, they released a 7” EP titled The Soft Skin on Slumberland Records. Brown Recluse will be performing at Kung Fu Necktie tonight with touring Irish retro-pop band So Cow. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 6:30pm, $8, 21+ myspace.com/brownreclusesings – James Sanderson