School of Seven Bells

Ghostory (Vagrant Records)
release date: 2/28/2012
by Mike Delano

This NYC band gets instant cool points for stylizing their name as SVIIB, but once you get an earful of Alejandra Deheza’s ethereal vocals snuggling up against Ladytron-style synths in “Lafaye,” you’ll realize that they’ve got cool to spare.
(www.vagrant.com)