Let’s consider, for a moment, all the odd bands that seem to come from nowhere and, inexplicably, become a sensation. These anomalies get a lot more play than the bands that were destined for stardom from the very beginning, but they’re equally weird to me. Example: New Faces, a band of high school students, wins EMP’s Sound Off!, signs to Loveless Records, earns acclaim from the critics, and becomes a Top 40 sensation that sweeps the nation. Well, almost. It’s easy to see how the band’s immensely listenable popish post-punk got them from A to B, and it’s only a matter of time before they get to C, also known as World Domination.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

[The Den @ urbanXchange, with Colonies, Apache Chief, Friday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m., $4-$5, all ages, 1932 Pacific Ave., downtown Tacoma, 253.572.2280]