On Wild Party's debut album, Phantom Pop, sugary synths buzz around kicky rock guitars and upbeat rhythms, taking the form of summery power-pop ('Take My Advice,' the keyboard-sprinkled 'OutRight'), breezy soul-rock ('Chasin' Honey,' 'When I Get Older') and high-stepping indie-pop ('Violet').
Bands such as the the Strokes, Two Door Cinema Club, Phoenix and the Format are certainly touchstones, but impressively for a band on their first release, the San Antonio, TX quartet have made it their mission to carve out a path of their own.