Like Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello, Trees and Timber have a knack for writing perfect pop songs that don't get just get by on production sheen. There's a tactile feel to Trees and Timber that lends weight to songs that are otherwise light as a feather. On their new LP, Hello, My Name is Love, their '70s AM pop-indebted songs skate by like long-lost favorites. The bouncy, piano-led opener of "Wolf & Sheep" is an ideal lead-in for an album full of music that sounds like it's been played for years, while simultaneously sounding fresh enough to stick in your brain for long after your first listen. It's not easy to record an album that feels like it's assembled entirely out of singles.

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's full feature on Trees and Timber in the Music & Culture section.

TREES AND TIMBER, w/ Bango Skank, No Body, Hey Lover, noon, Deadbeat Olympia, 226 N. Division St., Olympia, no cover, 360.943.0662

TREES AND TIMBER, w/ the Jilly Rizzo (release party), 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, The Valley, 1206 Puyallup Ave, Tacoma, no cover, 253.248.4265