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Fri., Feb. 25, 9 p.m., $10, with Jác and When I Was 12, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman

Published: Feb 23, 2011

Listening to Parallel Lives (Astralwerks), the new EP from this well-mannered Parisian trio, you might find it hard to get past how terribly nice it all is. (You know "nice" can be an insult, right?) All delicately plucked acoustic guitars and immaculate choral-style harmonies, with the occasional cello — like mid-period Beach Boys in mannered monochrome, or Elliott Smith or Nick Drake with all the poetry and pathos surgically removed — there might not have been any pop music this mincingly dainty since the '60s heyday of The Left Banke. Even so — chalk it up to the group's classical chops, particularly evident in their highly refined vocal arrangements — you've got to admit it all sounds awfully nice.

Fri., Feb. 25, 9 p.m., $10, with Jác and When I Was 12, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.

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