Post Post

Sat., Aug. 7, 9 p.m., $3, with Pet Milk, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

by Patrick Rapa

Neal Santos

rock/pop

Don't let the friendly faces fool you, these Bryn Mawr kids are sly and hot-blooded. Their first studio recording, the brand-new Residents EP, is a little angsty, a lot fiery, and somehow totally wide-eyed and haunted at the same time. The heartache and desperation ("How'd I get so good at losing?" repeated for emphasis) are so snugly wrapped in jangly guitar and dreamy keys you might dance the pain away. And lines like "Sometimes I try to light a fire just to see how you'd react" — well, they're just psychotic. In a really charming way. Driven by Michelle Zauner's breathy-then-belting vocals, Residents continues Post Post's impressive skyward trajectory. Four songs of coy, catchy indie-pop.