Listening to…

Fergus and Geronimo, Unlearn

They don’t piledrive like The Dirtbombs or dance-off like The Fleshtones, but there are other ways to blend ‘60s soul and indie rock. Fergus & Geronimo do it with choppy sound collages, aura-like sounds accenting the vocals, and good old-fashioned enthusiasm. “Baby Don’t You Cry” is both fresh and familiar, simplistic and profound, thumpy and smooth, reckless and reserved.