Leave Your Name

The debut full-length from Omaha, Nebraska's Statistics opens with a hushed electro-whisper that is quickly squashed by a rising blanket of guitars that then surge into a grand crescendo -- culminating in a hypnotic keyboard rumble that finishes the track out. And that's just the first five minutes! Statistics front man (and main songwriter in DESAPARECIDOS), Denver Dalley refuses to be pinned down to any one style -- the record spans the sonic spectrum with an impressive collection of power-pop songcraft, steadfast hooks, and textural soundscapes. Think a temperamental CURE married to the booming rock of ZWAN…Or if "Twin Peaks" had been scored by PEDRO THE LION. The distinctive, eleven-song "Leave Your Name" is a bittersweet gem, a singular vision, and lays claim to a sound that's very much its own.