A lot of post-2000 indie acts could be, for better or worse, held accountable to the chirpy lo fi standard set by Pavement and in particular their frontman Stephen Malkamus. Modern Hut is one such an act, but 29 year old PhD student Joe Steinhardt seems to capture the comical, anxious jist of Malkamus’ lyrics better than most. Sure, the protest song-styled lyrics of “History” leave some room for speculation as to how serious Steinhardt could possibly take himself, but “History” is a great piece of nostalgic indie fanfare.
