LAKE is five K Records cuties from the mystical Isle of Whidbey and the natural springs of Olympia.  The primary songwriters are Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson - a golden-haired couple who look like Muppets and sing like sunshine. Their music is so special and impossible to force into any genre. It's like trying to grip a big, slippery beach ball. OK. I'll try. It's like R&B/jazz/calypso/indie-folk. No, that's not it. Imagine forest elves who listen to nothing but Motown. Actually, don't try to crack this coconut. Just let it sing for you and be happy.

LAKE

With Myths, Paris Spleen, and People Under the Sun
Friday, June 11, 8 p.m., $7
The New Frontier Lounge, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma
253.572.4020