If loving this is wrong I don’t wanna feel right. Barely four months out from their stellar 2024 LP release Splash Hit, Philadelphia’s Log Flume float their brand new single “Necessary Evil” and it is wickedly good. I’m dubbing the sound here ‘smash jangle’ given its dynamic pairing of punk adjacent vocals with sparkling guitar work. There’s a dissonant musical backdrop to these proceedings, almost shoegazey at times. But then the crystal clean jangle comes ringing through the sonic mist here and there with utter clarity. The vocals are delivered with a sing-along punch that should have fists waving in sweaty, packed venues everywhere. The song’s stripped down denouement is both a striking finish and glimpse into how great an acoustic version could be. This one should be busting charts from Adelaide to Manchester to Brooklyn and then some. Now I would be remiss to not mention another post Splash Hit release, the very janglicious “Get the Picture.” This one is right out of 1960s power pop central casting. A little less dissonant than their usual fare, more pure grin-inducing poppy goodness. A fitting b-side to our should-be hit single main feature.

Can an album be far behind songs this good? I sincerely hope an LP of similar singles is presently in the making. Check out everything Log Flume at their Bandcamp site.