HMSTR: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

You could never fully steal the show when you re followed by the blownout spectacle of Sun Ra Arkestra s Tiny Desk Concert. But the opening act kept jumping on the piano and nibbling on the set, literally pulling up the carpet and leaving presents on the floor. How could we not have them back Did I mention they re hamsters Joni and Nash first names only, please, like Madonna and Cher are HMSTR. Certainly not the first band to count rodents among its members, but at least they refuse to release a punk album with no punk to be found. Snow Day is HMSTR s first single, a tweeasallgetout holiday poppunk song by virtue of having snow in its title. After what sounds like digital snowflakes, the song unleashes a oneminute snowball fight with the fuzziest Tiny Desk destroyers we ve ever seen. You can download Snow Day from HMSTR s Bandcamp page. Happy holidays LARS GOTRICH