A winning blend of careful precision and mercurial abandon, Kane Strang's album 'Two Hearts And No Brain' is constantly surprising. With a penchant for melodic earworms to rival those of the world's best pop songwriters, the New Zealand-based artist's glittering hooks twist and turn in perfect synch with meticulous band arrangements. Hints of '60s pop (Zombies, Stooges) and early '00s alt-rock (Interpol, Elliott Smith) shine through. Nevertheless, there's a contemporary crunch, sheen and bald lyrical tone to Strang's sound that places him firmly in the here and now. Edition on BLACK VINYL.