Half Moon Run

This Canadian band is blowing my mind; they are one of the most talented and exciting new groups I've come across in the last year.  I've actually been listening to their songs on and off for a couple of months, but for some reason the music only just now clicked and suddenly took over my life.  I heard about them via the California band Brolly, who gave a list of bands they are listening to during an interview.  This song is representative of their style.  There are a lot of similarities with other bands I like; most notably alt-J (with the vocals particularly, and the rhythms and variety of instruments, and also the dynamics - a lot of the songs build to a cool climax), and Portage (the bluesy vocals and the few slightly more jazzy songs).  Here is my favourite of their songs.  Apparently the group has been around for a couple of years; it's sad that I'm just now discovering them.  Do yourself a favour and listen to their one album "Dark Eyes"; you can actually listen to the whole thing on their bandcamp.