Ok Go - And The Adjacent Possible Tour

CRITIC'S PICK:
Sun., Dec. 7
OK Go, The Eastern - Formed in 1998, this Chicago quartet has long since proven themselves more than novelty video purveyors. Their albums deliver the dreamy and power-pop goods with remarkable consistency, and now, with this year's And the Adjacent Possible, their first in a decade, they have another under-the-radar gem. Producer Dave Fridmann returns to give these already quirky guys an extra twist on a dozen snappy songs, each could be a single. It features "A Stone Only Rolls Downhill," a catchy earworm of early Rundgren goodness that exemplifies everything they do well. And there's a catalog of five terrific discs with dozens of worthy songs to choose from. Great stuff from a band few thought would be more than a momentary blip on the pop music map. - Hal Horowitz