The Extraordinaires' "Electric and Benevolent"

The Extraordinaires

Electric and Benevolent

RATING: BAD ASS

While their imagery-heavy lyrics and doses of horns inspire comparisons to Neutral Milk Hotel, the Extraordinaires’ sound here recalls the bombast of Modest Mouse. Add an epic unifying concept (discovery, inventions, Columbus) plus a dedication to vivid, tongue-in-cheek storytelling and you’ve got energetic, weird rock ‘n’ roll Philly should be proud to call its own.  -Alexandra Jones