We first heard Brooklyn-based Hospitality last year at the Bowery Ballroom. The crowd there was unusually diverse for the venue and extremely smitten with the trio's warm, heartfelt pop, with a little lo-fi garage thrown in for good measure. Say it's a little of The Decemberists meets the Violent Femmes.
Hospitality obviously won over the hearts of our city, and the critics, with their first LP. Now, with their second full-length album, Trouble, Amber Pampini's soulful, airy voice is accompanied by more comfortable pop, but this time with a little bite.
We recommend the first track, I Miss Your Bones, a departure from the group's smooth hooks and light choruses from last year.
Listen to the full album on NPR.
