Gymnastics

Sneaks, “Gymnastics” (Merge, 2016)
One of the pleasures of long-run rock-watching is happening upon the return of lost but worthy sounds, just when you least expect it. The ghost in the house here is Oh-OK early ‘80s Athens GA postpunkers featuring Mike Stipe of REM’s sister and playing sharp/spooky/twee guitarless minimal funk. Sneaks (one person) is a bit less twee and more aggressive, but features the same eerie, girl-dancing-in-the-attic toybox charm.
Try 6, 9
11/10/16