The National Honor Society: To All The Distance Between Us

The members of Seattle based The National Honor Society found a way to connect recording the songs for their new album, To All The Distance Between Us, making the social distancing part of the process. Separate tracks were stacked upon each other to create the illusion of band firing on all cylinders in the same room. No small feat, especially for a band that is keen on using vocal harmonies and a wall of guitars.

Mixing West Coast pop with choice bits lifted from English indie bands like XTC and the Smiths, the quartet has created an album that will bring the sound of Summer on a rainy day. With melancholy and joy playing catch To All The Distance Between Us is a record that should be enjoyed in full. When in doubt, press repeat.

The National Honor Society: The Following

Seattle based quartet The National Honor Society immerse themselves in orchestral pop on their new single The Following. If the Byrds had been an '80s indie band they might have sounded like this: spot-on call-and-response vocals on top of jangling guitars.

It is a track from their forthcoming new album To All The Distance Between Us, due for release on April 21 via the trifecta of Shelflife, Discos de Kirlian & Subjangle Records.

The National Honor Society: As She Slips Away

Seattle based The National Honor Society sound quite British on their new single As She Slips Away, with jangling guitars straight out of the Belle & Sebastian playbook. Add a bit of West Coast harmonizing and presto: a tasty slice of melancholic dream pop to listen to when it's raining cats and dogs outside.

It is the opening track from their forthcoming new album To All The Distance Between Us, due for release on April 21 via the trifecta of Shelflife, Discos de Kirlian & Subjangle Records.