Outfield

"Lovetap" is the debut studio album by Los Angeles indie pop band, Smallpools. It consists of fourteen indie-pop tracks, including music from their previous self-titled EP. Chock full of heavy synths, the unique high vocals of frontman Sean Scanlon, tantalizing guitars, and punchy drumbeats, Smallpools will capture your attention and probably even your heart.

Payday at the Chinese restaurant was always a big day for young dishwasher Carl Broemel. The eatery paid in cash, so Carl would pocket the money, bolt the Indianapolis eatery and skateboard to Karma Records, where he’d “slowly purchase the entire Van Halen discography.” “For me, Eddie Van Halen is kind of like a master, like Segovia or somebody, a really important guitar player,” says Broemel, the My Morning Jacket guitarist, who released newest solo album, “Wished Out,” today. “When I played that for my dad” a symphonic musician who played bassoon and had little interest in rock “he kind of understood. I played him ‘Eruption,’ and he was like, ‘OK.’ ”