Nothing's Gonna Cheer You Up

Nothing's Gonna Cheer You Up

On the third album by the Detroit band cherished by peers like The New Pornographers and Wilco, leader Matthew Smith finds his sweet spot between the melodicism of his girl-group and bubblegum inspirations and his equally ardent love of noise. For every song as pretty as the harmony-laden “Genevieve,” there’s one as gnarly as “The Hypnotic Eye,” a fuzzy burst of chaos. A song that equips an equally furious racket with a crackerjack chorus, “Nope” sees Smith split the difference with even more thrilling results.