Garage Rocker, Lars Finberg (LA, In the Red)

The first solo outing from Lars Finberg comes late into a career as a noise-pop and garage go-to – holding downtime in The Intelligence, A-Frames, Wounded Lion and Thee Oh Sees. However, he seems perfectly at home with his name above the marquee and hunkered down with his cadre of collaborators. The LP isn’t wholly absent from the space that The Intelligence has occupied, but Moon Over Bakersfield certainly hits its own marks, spreading roots into alien punk and acerbic post-punk with equal zeal.