Indie homegrown band The Wagner Logic isn’t afraid to be different. Their fearlessness is a refreshing concept given how many basement four-track indie acts come and go without so much as a second tour. TWL, from Kasilof, Alaska, is made up of childhood friends Jeremy Wagner and James Glaves. The twosome have crafted a self-titled album well-suited to easy listening, mainly because you don’t have to expect much.

You put it on. You appreciate the lo-fi sensibilities and the way the dreamy vocals lay in the arrangement. The lyrics aren’t particularly clever, so there isn’t much to think about, but there is something to relate to as most of the lyrics are about relationships and loss, and the guitar is catchy enough to hold your attention. It’s nice, but not as nice as The Stratford 4’s release Love and Distortion, but it’s in the same vein, and TWL is headed in the right direction.

On “The Drugs and You” they take a fatalist approach to love and delicately sing “tie me up/tie me down/you’re my only ally in this town” and it would be emo-overload, but the voice is sweet.

On “Sick Sylvia” we get a slightly more upbeat attitude with some synth action, but “This Number Isn’t The One” (Listen Here) is definitely the stand-out track on this record with its driving guitar, layered vocals, and the way it hangs together is, once again, nice.

The Wagner Logic need to be careful though, as the one missing piece here is sophistication. For a band who’s history spans 10 years, it’s expected that they play well together, which they do, but they also need to learn how to push a bit further and hold each other back when the lucid, faraway mood gets to be too much.

Conclusion – A memorable listen, from an otherwise juvenile band.