Warm Soda (Austin, TX)

Genre:Rock

<p>"Matthew Melton leads Warm Soda, a fizzy Austin TX quartet rooted in garage rock but more elastic than your humdrum guitar-based noisemakers. Their pressurized third LP, Symbolic Dream, bounces with keyed-up drums and hook after squealing guitar hook, while Melton sneers out brick-wall vocals deep in the mix. But the production here is pristine, allowing the candied pop of opener “I Wanna Know Her” to rush forward at the right moments — the minor chord changes, the breathy recitation of the title. That freshness appears across the album’s dozen tracks, which crackle with nervous energy on “I Wanna Go Fast” and “Will You Be There For Me?” and ultimately find a teenage tenderness on “Lemonade Lullaby.” - Stereo Gum</p>