Ex-boyfriends
The paradigm of the The Ex-Boyfriends is that if one of these guys cornered you at a party and tried talking to you about the kinds of things they are constantly singing about, you'd quickly come up with an excuse to leave or lock yourself in the bathroom. Against the backdrop of their guitar heavy power-pop, however, this San Francisco quartet's lyrics about being left out or left behind could actually get the party started. BRIAN CONANT
