As hinted at in its regal name, New York’s The Next Great American Novelist purveys an impressive literariness on its nerd rock-inflected song, "Wicked" (streaming below). Starting out with drum thuds that pleasantly hearken back to Queen’s "We Will Rock You," the guitar-tightened track shows project mastermind and singer/songwriter Sean Cahill as an unabashed romantic. Like Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo on the contemporary classic “Say It Ain’t So,” the warm-voiced Cahill may wear his heart on his sleeve but only because he has so much love to give. The Next Great American Novelist plays The Hall MP in Williamsburg, February 19th at 7pm. – Zach Weg
