beach patrol Riding Dinosaurs (LP, £9.95)

Rising star of the underground pop scene, the young and incredibly talented Green Bay/Milwaukee quartet plays a timeless and fascinating pop/rock’n’roll that displays the band’s unique style and outstanding songwriting. “Riding Dinosaurs” is a perfect blend of melodic-pop (in its noblest form) and rootsy-rock’n’roll, or power-pop if you prefer, with influences ranging from early Elvis Costello and Big Star to the Barracudas, without forgetting the Beatles and Who, of course.