When friends Blake Sennett (formerly of Rilo Kiley) and Jarrod Gorbel (formerly of The Honorary Title) first started writing music together in Los Angeles, they weren't doing so with the plan to start a band. But after a songwriting sojourn in Mexico helped the duo realize they had stumbled onto something significant, and once they came back home, they officially started their project Night Terrors of 1927, named after a phrase Gorbel found written in his grandfather's journal. Night Terrors of 1927 play a darkly tinted but utterly catchy brand of pop that marries deep vocals with sleek synths, and is fueled by Gorbel and Sennett's love for '80s anthems and the art of pop itself, as heard on their debut full-length, Everything's Coming Up Roses. Check out the eye-catching music videos for "Always Take You Back" and "When You Were Mine," which features guest vocals by Tegan & Sara. Joywave and Bleachers will open. (Kolbie Stonehocker)