Red Planet

This young, Ritalin-deprived quartet let loose on contagious, Indie Rock form with big barbed hooks, modular Ric Ocasek synth, vocal harmonies inspired by a rich collection of British Invasion vinyl, and Diamond Dave-era Van Halen-influenced guitar leads. Their mosaic of growing-up-in-the-bedroom influences is endearingly filtered through a West Coast soul in the charismatic crooning of frontman Jeremy Powers. Red Planet's live shows usually pack concert halls due to the band's ability to appear musically bionic on stage. Although it seems Oscar Goldman produces them, the band manage to layer some studio innovation on top of their Six Million Dollar Power Pop.