Anytime we can share a little Spokane, WA hometown music love, it’s a good day. Recently while having drinks with a mutual friend, I was put on to Chicago-via-Spokane musician Darrick Thompson. While there’s sea of singer songwriters flooding the internet, Darrick’s Liar LP hooked me from the get go with the album’s ridiculously catchy “Lolita”. The track’s instantly comfortable guitar work, falsetto background vocal peppering and summery melodies couldn’t have fit better in my July drives as Liar spun on my car’s CD player. Darrick skillfully crafts playful, easy-going, sunny pop without wandering into the vapid, homogenous and sometimes forgettable territory that the excesses of that sound can pander too. Simply put, Liar is a stellar summer record, but it’s got a high replay value, plenty of depth and it’s beyond behind pigeonholed as a seasonal spin.

You can download Darrick Thompson’s “Lolita” and watch the video below. Just try getting to the bridge and avoiding singin along. Additionally, you can stream the full Liar album below and follow the iTunes purchase link if you’re diggin it. Darrick plays at Chicago’s Ace Bar on September 19.