Despite being firmly lodged in the 2010s, Pacific Northwest-based band Unlikely Friends conjure up nostalgia for the loose-and-limber indie rock of the late '90s. Formed by D. Crane of BOAT and Charles Bert of Math and Physics Club, their sound leans more toward the sloppily energetic rock of BOAT, but with a healthy dose of MAPC's melodic chops. The two first played together in 2013 at a party of the influential music blog Three Imaginary Girls, then roped in drummer Chris McFarlane (of Jigsaw Records fame) for some recording. Working out of Crane's Seattle garage, the three ...