The Deep Wile make the kind of music that hits a sweet spot for me: that era in the late '70s when roots-y rock and humble pop were meeting up punk and DIY aesthetics, with the likes of Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe and Wreckless Eric, to name a few. There was a kind of shaggy charm to all those guys, and a looseness to their performances, even as their songs were pop gold. Likewise, the Deep Wile have a knack for penning that perfectly concise little pop song, without ever coming across as pandering or shallow. "My Loving Arms Again," off the band's latest EP, sounds like it would be at home on any Stiff Records compilation, the vocals as easy-going, yet elastic and effortless, as the hooks are immediate.

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