They followed up their first disc, "$O$," with "Ten$ion" (Zef Recordz), released earlier this year.
Flush with surf-influenced guitars and dreamy vocals, "Days," their second disc, conjures oceanside sunsets and the cheery poetry of suburban routine.
Their third disc, "Junk of the Heart" (Astralwerks), putters along on fetching singalong but doesn't pack the punch of another sonic invasion.
Their first disc, the twee "Cape Dory" (Fat Possum), was created as they were sailing together down the East Coast; their follow-up was recorded on dry land, and the additional gravitas is welcome.
Their 2000 disc "Veni Vidi Vicious" (Burning Heart/Sire/Reprise) remains one of the great punk squalls of the decade; they tease the June 5 release of their fifth disc, "Lex Hives," with this semi-secret show in the microscopic Studio at Webster Hall.
To prevent the deposition of non-target pollen grains, the capitula assigned as pollen receivers were wrapped in fine nylon-mesh netting bags (7 × 9 cm) as soon as their first disc florets opened until all disc florets on each capitulum withered.
Their first disc, Worry the Jury (2004), was an introduction to the lush arrangements and radio-friendly harmonies that would become a Madison Violet hallmark, with their sophomore album Caravan (2006) further exploring and incorporating country-infused, toe-tapping melodies.
The day I visit, the band have just taken receipt of their first Gold Disc, for 100,000 UK sales of their Entertainment album.
(Stacey Anderson) Cake (Friday and Saturday) Now that these drawling, eclectic alt-rockers finally have a No. 1 record under their belt — their self-produced sixth disc, "Showroom of Compassion" (Upbeat), which entered at the top of the Billboard charts in 2011 — they can take their esoteric lyrics and trumpet-tinged ditties to broad stages.
