We Come From the Same Place

This critically acclaimed twee-pop group starring ukulele player/singer Elizabeth Morris and bassist/fellow Australian Bill Botting create simple, straightforward guitar-based pop songs. Their guileless attack led The New York Times to call them a “less moody Belle & Sebastian,” and it serves them well on a third studio album that dares to continue down their familiar path undisturbed. The album highlights “Heartbeat,” “Bright Eyes,” and “History Lessons” shine a bit of the spotlight on guitarist Paul Rains—whose clean, shiny lines only switch to distorted riffs when necessary (“Half Heart Necklace”)—and on drummer Michael Collins, who holds the group together with true economy.