Descended Like Vultures

Their second full-length for Sub Pop is a velvety, darkly dichotomous album: pop vs. despair; hope vs. realism. It's the sound of four people's ideas colliding. Descended finds Zach Rogue's unapologetic hooks and soaring melodies built up skyscraper high by bandmates and multi-instrumentalists Pat Spurgeon, Gram LeBron, and Evan Farrell, who've grown close and road weary, thanks to a year of intensive international touring with The Shins, Helio Sequence, TV On The Radio, and Mates Of State. This is Zach's warmest, most brash album yet.