Shout Out Louds, Surf Rock Is Dead

After a brief hiatus, Sweden’s Shout Out Louds recently dropped their fifth full-length album, Ease My Mind. The glistening collection of dream-pop recalls a bit of the twee and Americana influences from the quintet’s early days but lands closer to the blissful, synth-heavy sound they’ve concocted in recent years. The new record has a sense of both contentment and anxiety. Vocalist Bebban Stenborg recently told Nylon in reference to the new LP, “I think we just decided what we can offer is a bit of rest from worry — a shoulder to cry on.” Shout Out Louds perform on Sunday, November 5, at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington. Surf Rock Is Dead open.