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Here's a typically well constructed ditty from unsigned Brisbane band Montpelier.

I tweeted the other day that I thought this song was a guilty pleasure. Guilty because its hooks are so immediate, guilty because the song is so emotive and the music snob in me resents being won over so easily. Guilty because I secretly love getting all emotional and ending up a blubbering mess listening to sad indie music. Some serious congnative dissonance going on here.

But. As I watch this clip and listen to the music over and over and over again, I feel less conflicted. They write intelligent and emotional music and they don't make apologies. Hopefully they'll be coming out with a new release in the not-too-distant future and I for one would be delighted to see 12 tracks on an album that are anywhere near as good as "Last Boat".

"Last Boat" is a non-guilty pleasure Montpelier are a great band and I can't wait for the rest of the country to work that out too.