Last year, our Summer II mixtape featured plenty of sun-drenched beach classics including a hefty helping of breezy guitar-pop. One such serving came from Comfy‘s “There Is,” a slice of sugar-toothed garage-rock from the piedmont region of central New York. It seems the band runs in familiar circles with like-minded folk such as Quarterbacks and Bad Cello, and felt the need to get in on the action with their debut album Pillowhugger. The lead-off single “Rather Not” is a no-nonsense exploration of disconnected romance with a bouncy bassline, barebones kit work, a flowery guitar lead, and gooey vocal hooks.

You can pre-order a cassette copy of Pillowhugger now via Comfy’s Bandcamp page.