The young Chicago pop quintet of
vocalist Sars Flannery, guitarists Billy
Friel and Eric Hehr, bassist Drew
Potenza and drummer Adam James --
collectively known as the Yearbooks --
are remarkably Spartan with their
presence on the Web: Their MySpace page,
www.myspace.com/theyearbooks,
doesn't include a bio, and they've
posted only one track. But when the song
is as strong as "Season of Love," a
wonderfully effervescent bit of power
pop that brings to mind the Zombies or
the Byrds reimagined in the new
millennium by musicians who've also
listened to plenty of Matthew Sweet and
Britpop -- you don't really need to hear
a lot more or know the whole story to be
hooked.
The group does note that it's shooting a video for the tune, and it's performing live at the Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, at 8 p.m. on July 15. If it's got a whole set as irresistible as "Season of Love," this definitely is a band to watch.