Avid Dancer aka Jacob Summers, a former U.S. Marine and a world champion at the art of rudimental snare drumming. While his first song ever, “Stop Playing With My Heart,” certainly sported a steady rhythm, the focus here is on the bigger picture with specifically the way his bright vocals, swirling guitars, and buzzing keys evoke the psychedelic sound of Tame Impala, though somehow sent back to the ’60s so all that soulful loveliness can rattle around in the heyday. Of course, if the Los Angeles-based Avid Dancer continues down this promising path, there will be a whole new batch of new songs to come.
The debut four-song set drifted closer to mid-’90s Brit pop (on the title track) and laid-back psych (“Stop Playing With My Heart”), delivered with just the right combo of confidence and vulnerability. The solo project of Jacob Summers, Avid Dancer has yet to announce a debut LP. But if the energetic live shows have been any indicator, the project’s sonic palette is still developing.
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