With influences broader than the shoulders of its hometown of Chicago, Grammar throws more unconventional ingredients into the indie pop melting pot than Lester Bangs and Bobby Flay on a 4-day ether bender. Born out of a mélange of 5 musicians each dwelling off of their obsessive collection of records spanning soul, hip-hop, post-punk, Brit-pop and funk, Grammar’s glam-rock-on-cough-syrup pop sound incorporates elements from accordions to surf guitars. With Jon Sarmiento and Lizz Kannenberg forming a rhythmic backbone with drums and bass, Dan Moulder’s light and airy keyboard parts play off the sonic blitzkrieg of P. Griffin Baron’s guitar, leaving a perfect space to work around Brent Pulse’s introspective lyrics and acoustic elements.