The M's - Future Women (2006)

Indie Rock band from Chicago, IL, USA

...It's well-tread ground the M's are bounding across; you'll hear far-too-familiar barrel-roll piano on "Never Do This Again", and you can see in your head the pained faces the guitarist is making for some of these licks, on the second return of "My Gun" and elswehere. But the issue isn't dodging cliché, it's how well you can swing it. The M's have found a canny chemistry out of seemingly simple parts (three-part harmonies plus a powerhouse drummer), and now, they've got swagger to spare.