The Sails: S/T (2006)

The Sails are a UK power pop/retro pop band (well, mostly just a guy named Michael Gagliano). And if you like '60s-styled power pop, trust me, their 2006 debut is gonna be one of your new favorite albums.

The record ranges from straight British Invasion rock to slightly more bubblegum affairs to occasional flashes of psychedelia, all given a fresh 2000s sheen. It gallops out of the gate with the jangly guitars and sweet harmonies of "See Myself" (somewhere between the Hollies and Zombies with a d...