A solid album from a new Chicago band

Just a few days ago I was introduced to the song "Tokyo" by California Wives from Chicago.  They have a very Two Doors Cinema style of a sound. To be fair, they actually are more distant relatives of early 90's New Order than more recent bands. Really catchy pop-alternative. Layered vocals with nicely arranged synth beats overlapping the guitars.  Their album Art History is out and worth a spin for fans of alt-pop.

Like I mentioned before, I was introduced to this band through "Tokyo" a few days ago.  This song to me is the most catchy of the tracks on Art History.  Maybe I just like city of Tokyo and there's the immediate attraction. I've never even been there.

It's hard to find links to a lot of their songs on Youtube. "Los Angeles" was another song I really enjoyed on the album. Maybe I like songs about cities. That's it. Just wait to the next entry where I talk about a band with the name "cities" in the title.   Here's "Twenty Three" from California Wives.  These guys are from Chicago so maybe this song is about Michael Jordon?

Here's the last song I'm posting from California Wives.  They are worth a listen. Easy on the ears. "Purple" is the name of the track and I wish there was a better sounding version on Youtube. These guys have a crisp sound. Don't let the poor audio quality fool you.