There’s never been a shortage of quality lo-fi pop coming out of Ohio, but goddamn is there a lot of it right now. I feel like I trip over a new great scuzz-pop band every time I leave the house, but maybe that’s just because I’m fairly certain a member of Vacation lives across the street from me. The majority of the players hail from Cincinnati, although they spend enough time marauding across the DIY tour circuit that Jersey’s stacked Don Giovanni label snatched them up for this year’s fuzzed-out punk rock party record Candy Waves. – Chris

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BUY: The “Candy Waves” single is available via Bandcamp.