Faux Fur

Calgary, AB

Apparently, Stephen Malkmus transformed himself into an indie rock Lou Pearlman, assembling this young duo as a perfectly ramshackle, pre-packaged vehicle for his infectious lo-fi pop songs to reach a new generation (their name a reference to the artifice of it all). Or, maybe that's the only way it makes sense that such incredible reverb-drenched pop gems are being written by folks so young.