It may not technically be summer yet, but don’t tell Harkness that. “Ciao To The Beauty” is the first song of that magical season of youth, a swooning and sweeping piece of indie rock that combines the psych pop influences of the paisley underground with the ambitious playfulness of Arcade Fire. Melodies rise and crescendo like the California surf, a gritty bass drips with the sweat of a block party, a dog barks somewhere in the distance and the whole thing zigs and zags like a barefoot child chasing butterflies in the park. Forget about the mosquitos, sun damage and your allergies and fall face first into the Summer of Harkness.
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