Kevin & The Bikes- The Right to be Happy

Charlotte’s Kevin & the Bikes treat indie rock history like a pile of spare parts, crashing together traces of Cap’n Jazz, early Modest Mouse, Jeff Mangum, Olivia Tremor Control, and Alien Lanes with the restless enthusiasm of kids who wore those records out in the 2000s. Rarely content to stay in one lane for more than a few minutes, the songs lurch between ideas with scrappy conviction, making this a genuine leap forward for a band that’s figured out how to turn its influences into momentum.