Clubs preview: Javelin

Tim Soter

Javelin

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Javelin performs with Tussle and Bronze on Thursday, May 6, at the Rickshaw Stop. 8 p.m., $10; www.rickshawstop.com.

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• Tom Van Buskirk
• George Langford
• Brooklyn (New York City)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Media

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As foreshadowed by a pair of 12-inches on the Thrill Jockey label, Javelin's debut album is a feel-good free-for-all. No Más cruises through genres and decades with a dizzying looseness. There is psychedelic funk and soul, cosmic disco, strings-lathered pop, and best of all, the chintzy Nintendo melody and cartoon rapping of "Oh! Centra." Javelin is the work of Brooklyn-based cousins Tom Van Buskirk and George Langford, originally from Rhode Island. A wealth of sparkling instrumentals offset the album's vocal tracks, and some songs feel more like quick snippets, but that's just part of this band's jukebox-worthy range.