Marriage has mellowed the Mates’ exuberance only somewhat: Although relationship anxieties frost the lyrics of this sophomore album, Kori Gardner still futzes with her ever-plinking keyboard to Jason Hammel’s muffled backbeats, and both still belt out off-key harmonies like lovers making sweet, sweet music. Anne Marson
Our Constant Concern
A few of the things we’re listening to this week, in no particular order