I'm going to keep this one brief. Full disclosure: my bassist plays in Hannah and the Halfway House, now known as The Last Temptations (it recently became facebook official), as does my former drummer, so naturally I am super biased. But I know them both to be hardworking, tasteful musicians (Hannah and Rob are no slouches either) and they play moody, thoughtful indie-pop.

Perhaps the best sampler from their set is the song Kaboom. Like most of their material, it revolves around the explosive feelings tied up in relationships, but the music and lyrics mesh particularly well, lending a sense of excitement and menace to what could easily be a straightforward song about hooking up with someone you just met. Perhaps their greatest strength and weakness is that I'm left wanting more from them both during their set, and after it is finished.

The music is exemplary, with lots of clever interplay between guitar, bass and drums. Hannah's voice is sultry, and oozes competence and self assurance even when her body language says the opposite. BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT:

I'm left wishing I could hear these guys when it's not a Wednesday night, and no one has the doom of social judgment hanging over them. Let's hope it's soon.