Here in New York, the weather is yo-yoing with our emotions lately. One day the temperature will verge on sixty degrees so passersby troll past our office windows wearing flip flops, cellulite akimbo, jumping the gun on short skirts in desperation for summer. 18 hours later, it’s liable to rain, hail, and even snow again. The local news calls it a “wintry mix”. We call it global warming (or a horrible bitch). Luckily Captured Tracks, Stockton, CA’s Justin Vallesteros and Frankie Soto, have crafted a dream pop artifact with murky ’80s Ian Curtis-inflected solitude and at odds, ebullient top-40 love songs. That vacation you’re dreaming of isn’t going to come, so sink into the Craft Spells on a loop, ad infinitum. Listen to “Party Talk” below.

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