Apparently Oklahoma folks are a little different

Let's call this Pavement-based, weirdo rock by kids who listen to hip hop. The Starlight Mints second album, Built on Squares, is a transmission of desert space alien rock, with lyrics about girls and stories that give them a touch of earthiness. Even when they are ripping licks off the Kinks, this seven-person unit sounds tight in a cello, triangle, sound effects sort of way. There's a little bit of dirty electric guitar too. Sure the band hales from the same state as the Flaming Lips (Oklahoma), but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be surprised at its solid sound that hasn't seemed to hit the critic/indie snob map yet in a big way. It's clunkily disoriented, which is spectacular. The seamless pop-rock attitude of other artists is annoying after listening to the Mints' composed distraction. These guys take awkwardness by its unlaced Chuck Taylor's and dances with it a bit. Add a happy overtone, whatever the lyrics are about, a bit of soul-searching and you have a soothing fit. These mints shall refresh you. Man, they even clap hands.