Dogheart’s new album, Yeah No for Sure, is a breezy collection of no-frills guitar-pop that strikes a perfect balance between melancholy and gleeful. It’s a record designed for the long drives and slow hangs of spring and summer—a companionate work committed to the known pleasures of the pop form. Like so many Burger Records-flavored bands, Dogheart sounds like they can see the ocean from their garage, but the Portland duo transcends contemporary context; they seem to pull as much from ’80s college rock as they do from latter-day limited cassette runs. The results are familiar but not obvious, comforting but not cloying. Yeah No for Sure is your new best friend.

by Chris Stamm