On `` Kiss Each Other Clean , '' Beam has gone pop . Beam 's lovely voice anchors melodies of crystalline clarity and unshakable catchiness . Since then , indie rock has been overrun by extravagantly bearded , achingly earnest balladeers , but Beam started running away from the pack on 2007 's `` The Shepherd 's Dog , '' which juiced limpid melodies with dashes of Appalachian folk and West African rock . The songs are catchy as hell
On `` Kiss Each Other Clean , '' Beam has gone pop . Beam 's lovely voice anchors melodies of crystalline clarity and unshakable catchiness . The songs are catchy as hell