The Gift of Happenstance, a richly sensual debut LP from NYC's Motel Creeps, is a clutch of finely crafted pop songs in the tradition of Echo and Bunnymen, Joy Division, and other types of shoegaze infused brit-pop. With the Motel Creeps' growing reputation for energized, charismatic live shows, dreamy pop hooks, and lyric artistry, this band is quickly stepping out from the pack of pop-rock poseurs and in the Big Apple's spotlight.