Smug Brothers are another excellent lo-fi indie-pop group from Ohio who take their cues from the likes of Big Star and Guided By Voices (with whom they evidently share a drummer). The 18 songs on "Fortune Rumors" float around from different eras and influences to give the whole album a lot of variety, but maintain its simplicity well enough. Some songs are decidedly Beatles-esque while others sound like Superchunk. If you dig anything the Tinhorn Planet has been releasing lately then you should check this out.
FFO: Guided By Voices, The Gifted Children, The Strungs
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