Boys Who Say No’s Contingencies is sewn together in an indie angst fashion, embedded with a sense of urgency, general dissatisfaction and lo-fi fun. Which sort of all makes sense, considering its production notes: recorded on a family farm using a borrowed mixing board, with a little bit of recording done in an apartment and finally mixed in Trenton, Ontario and Montreal. This album swims in some of the same waters as Modest Mouse’s early 2000s chaos, and is reminiscent at times of the echoing yelps of Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison. The big punch to this album comes right at the beginning, with “Atonement” starting things off with steady drum beats, a scratchy irritated guitar and similar vocals. The next heavy hits come in tracks three, four, and five: “Ms. Lee,” “56k,” and “Working Weak,” respectively. Building off the aggressive momentum built collectively and rolling throughout, Contingencies is fun stuff for these gray days. Make sure to get down to the Lo Pub on April 17th to check ‘em out with the Bokononists and Japanther. (Independent, boyswhosayno.com) Victoria King