The Mites play the kind of girl-fronted alternative rock that seamlessly blends power pop, lo-fi, and elements of shoegaze into muscular slabs of pop perfection that harken back to the golden years of MTV.

Their new EP, Asphalt Ocean, takes the band’s tried-and-true marriage of pop melodies and heavy guitars and puts them on full display on the title track, while the B-side Brianna blends the marred beauty of Medicine with the enchanting harmonies of Cosmic Thing-era B-52s into a hypnotic art-pop lullaby.

Have a listen.