The self-titled debut EP from Bay Area band Sleepover<\/a>\u00a0starts with the kind of intro you would expect to hear on a Best of the ’50s <\/i>compilation album. Take me with you<\/i>, begs lead singer Pakayla Biehn on the cheekily-named \u201cLullabye,\u201d the instrumentals slowly racking up in intensity before diving into a snarling pit of punky menace.<\/p>\n

This is the general sentiment of the EP, which is a fun mix of ’90s grunge, ’70s rock songstress, and modern punk (with a little do-wop thrown in). The ’70s influence is felt most strongly on \u201cNo Place Like Home,\u201d which makes a \u201cCalifornia Dreamin\u2019\u201d reference within the first thirty seconds before slowly building to a killer chord progression that makes me feel like I should be at a tailgate party wearing corded bellbottoms, burning my nose in the sun.<\/p>\n