Comet Gain

Over the course of a long career that has seen them weathering numerous lineup changes, multiple record labels, and shifting cultural tides, one thing remains blazingly constant for Comet Gain. No matter if it's one of their early records like 1995's Casino Classics -- which combined '60s-inspired rave-ups with sweet indie pop ballads -- the rambunctious and punk-inspired Realistes from 2002, or 2014's softly autumnal Paperback Ghosts, listeners can always count on the band for two things: lyrics that cut to the quick whether they're personal or political, and a sound that's shorn of artifice yet never skimps on melody. Later albums such as 2019's Fireraisers Forever! and 2025's Letters to Ordinary Outsiders are just as inspired, angry, and devoted to their brand of pop as their early recordings.