fang island - sideswiper

The boys from NPR's "All Songs Considered" said it best - as did the band themselves, before - in their SXSW preview: these songs make you want to high-five everyone in the room.

An album loaded with these triumphant guitar licks, giant swells and build-ups, and a huge-band stadium feel boasts this track as its fifth, and it's awesome. The second half, especially, is one bit of toe tapping and head bobbing after another. It's really something to be experienced, and a pretty solid addition to workout mixes across the board.

And it's just one of a family of similar songs on Fang Island's self-titled LP from last year. Go high-five somebody.