Direct from Portland, Cruise Control have been making waves this year with both a new record on the Curation camp (Uni Boys, Beachwood Sparks) and recent tour stops alongside Mod Lang and Thee Sharp Pins. On their latest LP  Time Is An Angel , the quartet of Izzy Dupuis (guitar, vox), Lee Butterfield (guitar, vox), Tim Kam (bass, vox), and Penny Olives (drums) channel golden-hour country jangle that's equal parts charm, hard-driving energy, and melodic pop rock 'n' roll intui

Effortlessly traversing genres, The Exbats move between '60s girl groups, teenage tragedy songs, bubblegum garage pop and trashy rock 'n'...