What would it sound like if the bands Brand New and Saves the Day were produced by the members of Ride and the Cocteau Twins fed on a healthy diet of Phil Spector and symphonic post-rock? In hopes of providing the world with an answer, Sun System implements the tension, abrasion, and earnestness of their high school angst-ridden idols into the sonic formatting of their Creation Records forebears to produce a wall of sound that both hypnotizes and infects the listener. This five-piece band from Phoenix, Arizona places great value in melody and discord to provide the listener a dynamic view of the duality of popular music and the human experience as a whole. Combining intricate stage projections with an immersive and impassioned live performance, these “Valley of the Sun” natives are proof that emotion and melody are the currency of well-crafted and executed song writing.