Somewhere between Sebadoh and Donovan we find Marmoset, an Illinois trio of over a decade, sitting in a suburban garage that smells of opium smoke.

When I say "Now, imagine they're not a jam band", you all react like I'm Matthew McConaughey in A Time To Kill, and I'm saying "Now, imagine she was white", okay?

Now: imagine they're not a jam band.

"Strawberry Shortcakes" is the best written single of the year.

Marmoset's Tea Tornado is available now via Joyful Noise; playing New York 9/9 and 9/10 at Cake Shop and Bruar Falls respectively.

Marmoset "Strawberry Shortcakes"