MY SON THE DOCTOR - (USA) - Indie Rock

Glamours, the debut album from Brooklyn four-piece My Son The Doctor, walks a fine line between 90s slacker rock and the driving pop-punk of the 2000s - capturing the often carefree, sometimes irreverent, and consistently catchy sound of a band at the forefront of the Five Boroughs indie-rock scene.

The product of nearly a decade of musical collaboration, the songs on "Glamours" reflect the brisk - and at times feverish - approach of Brian Hemmert (vocals), Joel Kalow (guitar), Matt Nitzberg (bass), and John Mason (drums) to songwriting and live performance. Forged in the crucible of New York's DIY scene (where they regularly shared stages with the likes of Bodega, Gustaf, and Teenage Halloween), the album's ten tracks distil the band's raw energy and their nimble, reactive approach to songwriting: dissonant, occasionally jagged riffs weave together with memorably offbeat, free-associative wordplay and taut percussion, creating a space that stays transgressive, spirited, and delightfully askew across all 30 minutes.

Recorded in an improvised setting and written on a knife's edge, "Glamours" embodies the project's loose philosophy built on a foundation of tension and resolve. Tender introspection gives way to sticky, bittersweet hooks in "Drunk Kids", meandering subway impressions break into jubilant call-and-response in "Laurence Bigando", and breakneck unease resolves into detuned relief in "Pink Banana". The album draws on alternative touchstones like Sonic Youth, Hop Along, Jeff Rosenstock, and Weezer, but above all it channels the raw energy that makes My Son The Doctor stand apart.