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Uzi & Ari is a Salt Lake City band named after Ben Stiller's kids in The Royal Tenenbaums. All my fellow Wes Anderson junkies probably already knew that though. While you'd expect a band named Uzi & Ari to be one of those twee indie-pop girl/guy groups, they are actually a five-piece band that melds shoegaze sensibilities with electronica and layered melodies. Recent times have been harsh for the band. Lead singer Ben Shepard was recently hit by a couple drunks who fled the scene and left him with a busted car. Then $4,500 worth of equipment including instruments, processors, and synthesizers got stolen from his house. Thankfully the band has chosen to soldier on and their album Headworms was released last week on European label Mine Records. With Shepard's Thom Yorke-esque vocals and the band's Mum-reminiscent electro-tinkering, it seems fitting that the band is well received overseas. I'm just surprised they haven't garnered a larger following stateside. Check out the tracks below. Purchase album. Press repeat.