The Homme is the kind of band that makes you wonder why you haven’t ditched your dreary office, hopped on a train to some Brooklyn dive, and melted into a crowd of equally lost—but beautifully lost—people. These New York indie rockers sound like they were born somewhere between The Killers and Wallows, but without the pretense, without the urge to sell you something that’s already been sold a thousand times.

Their latest releases mean business. Not that their previous work wasn’t serious, but this is clearly a different level. Their track Shaded brilliantly showcases everything The Homme is capable of. Vintage ‘80s-style guitars, Bryan Eich’s hazy vocals seeping under your skin—this is the kind of song that captures that exact moment when anxiety tightens its grip so much that you don’t even know what to do with your hands anymore, when you start questioning what in your life needs adjusting.

I love bands like this. Not because they’re trendy, not because they fit perfectly into some “Riding into the Sunset in a Brand-New Cadillac” playlist, but because they sound honest. No gimmicks. No forced smiles. Just four guys playing music because they literally can’t not play. And by the way, their new single, Always Find The Sun, raises the stakes even higher, making it crystal clear they’re not veering off course. The same sound, only denser, deeper, more confident.

So yeah, if you’re also searching for that ray of light, don’t sleep on them. Bryan Eich, Dan Pfeiffer, JJ Sarl, and Justin Goldberg know exactly how to make you fall in love with music again—or at least with the idea that the world isn’t such a bad place after all.

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