11
Aug/12

VIDEO OF THE DAY: “WONDER” BY ETERNAL SUMMERS

11
Aug/12

As the balmy dog days of August threaten, the calendar pays no heed to the desire for the summer to go on and on and on. But the more one listens to Correct Behavior (Kanine, July 2012), the delightful sophomore album from Eternal Summers, the more it feels like the season just might actually last forever. After having her Parker Nitefly stolen during her last tour, lead singer Nicole Yun opted to replace it with a Fender Telecaster and bassist Jonathan Woods, turning the Roanoke duo — Yun and drummer Daniel Cundiff recorded the band’s debut, 2010’s Silver, and the 2011 four-track EP Prisoner — into a trio that expands their infectious postpunk dream pop in exciting ways. Correct Behavior blasts off with a massive triple shot of ’80’s-inspired subtle power, with “Millions,” “Wonder,” and “You Kill,” before turning to the goofy and playful “I Love You,” featuring bright, summery woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo vocals. Cundiff talk-sings his way through the electro-grooves of “Girls in the City,” leading into the shoegazing harmonies of “Good as You.” One of the best albums of the year concludes with the appropriately titled “Summerset,” as Yun opines, “With you I’ll die.” Summer isn’t quite dead yet, especially with Endless Summers playing two shows this weekend, Saturday night at 285 Kent with Dinowalrus, Life Size Maps, and Grand Resort, then Sunday afternoon at 3:00 at the free Sound Bites series at Fulton Stall Market at the South Street Seaport.