Kiwi Jr.: Cooler Returns (2021)

First 2021 release making an appearance here, and while I still haven't had a chance to fully digest it, this will no doubt be among my most-listened-to new pick-ups this year, so figured I'd get a quick endorsement out into the universe.

Canadian indie rockers Kiwi Jr. had my favorite album of 2020 (though released the prior year in their homeland) -- Football Money deftly combined the shaggy garage band pop of the New Zealand "Kiwi Rock" scene (the source of their band name? dunno), bands like ...