Australia’s KESMAR certainly has a lot to bring to the table musically, but presents it in such a gentle and attainable way with their new single “Is It Me or Is It Love.” Opening with a perfectly sparse snare and tom fill reminiscent of early Weezer and dropping right into a hoppy pop enlightened verse accented by a tightly compressed bass line. The instrumental harmonization of the main hook is such a great feel it’s hard to believe the track has an even catchier chorus. Hawe’s has a sweet and tonally crisp vocal delivery that really doesn’t require much to keep you engaged throughout, and yet, they still give the listener a theatrical departure in the middle of the song leading into a simple melodic guitar solo that caps the whole journey off.
