Fusiony

There are also some new faces, like Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab and Jay Israelson of the new wavey psych-pop collective Lansing-Dreiden, but they don't change the sound much: more organic and melodic than most post-rock, Pierce's music is essentially fusiony electric-acoustic pop, its jazzy drums and shimmering flamenco guitars rushing along with the cool momentum of illbient electronica or IDM.

Their overblown debut, Ling (Giant/Mechanic), mixes fusiony fretless bass playing (by Salls), prog rock precision, effects-heavy guitar, and pristine vocal harmonies with simpy melodies and wretched lyrics.