With a sound that captures the ramshackle energy of C-86-style guitar pop, the winsome grit of noise pop bands of the '90s, and some classic folk-rock jangle, the Jeanines are a Brooklyn duo who know their indie pop history, as their 2019 self-titled debut and 2022's assured follow-up Don't Wait for a Sign clearly demonstrate.
The group was formed in the late 2010s by singer/guitarist/songwriter Alicia Jeanine and bassist/drummer Jed Smith, who had played for years in the band My Teenage Stride. Together they balanced Jeanine's jangling guitar and wistful vocals with the pu...