In Grenada / Busses

Fri., July 2, 8 p.m., $10, with New Motels, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.

by John Vettese

rock/pop

Jesse Leyh's musical roots lie less on some island in the south Caribbean Sea, and more in a northerly direction. The primary songwriter and studio rat behind Philly's In Grenada makes shimmery, positively anthemic indie pop that could be easily mistaken for the latest from The Arcade Fire — or perhaps for both groups' spiritual parentage, The E Street Band. For their new full-length, Break, Leyh expanded the lineup to a harmonica-toting seven-piece that shines on the full-blast crescendos ("Distance and Temptation") but makes excellent use of space ("On the Line"). Also exciting is Busses, whose excellent self-titled debut, released this spring, mixes rock 'n' roll guitar fuzz with unusual baroque structures. And then the horns come in.