The Little Rock, Ark., outfit turned heads last year with the Pixiefied power-pop Less And Less - has just completed follow-up Other People, due in February on Yep Roc. The group - now a six-piece with the addition of keyboardist/guitarist Will Boyd - recorded at New York studio The Fireplace with Chuck Brody, who's worked on records by the Wu-Tang Clan and Peter Bjorn And John.

"A few friends have said it's our '80's record, but it's probably more Tears For Fears or Tom Petty than New Order," says singer/guitarist David Slade. "We wanted to include a bunch of weird, post-modern hooks, which made working with a predominantly hip-hop producer all the more enticing."