2m8o- Popcorn Ceilings

The arts-and-crafts cover of Popcorn Ceilings suggests something fragile and handmade, but the Los Angeles duo 2m8o spends these brief bursts of indie-pop proving otherwise, sharpening sweet melodies into a wiry and resilient full-length. Built from clean jangle, slacker composure, and a folk-minded sense of economy, these mostly two-minute songs carry a golden-hearted charm while preserving enough punk restlessness to keep sentiment from ever settling into softness.