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Emerging from the Pacific Northwest college radio system, Seattle-based combo Versing present an organic collision of post-punk, jagged indie rock, and shoegaze, glazed with a matte finish and a '90s underground aesthetic. That frontman Daniel Salas once served as the alternative music director of Tacoma's KUPS-FM -- where he bonded with bandmates Graham Baker (guitar), Kirby Lochner (bass), and Max Keyes (drums) -- almost seems like a prerequisite for the type of coolly detached, politically driven alt-rock that Versing champions. After nurturing their fan base with a handful of indie releases, the quartet secured a label deal with Sub Pop imprint Hardly Art, thanks in large part to 2017's Nirvana LP. Their sophomore effort, 10,000, also serves as their label debut and acts as a further distillation of the sound and feel of its predecessor. Hidden among the propulsive rhythmic grooves of highlights like "Tethered" and "Renew" are sundry sonic details and oblique references to quests of inner growth which serve to widen the scope of Versing's palette. Throughout 10,000's 13 tracks, a nice mix of tempos, rhythms, and textures keeps things moving along and varies from the languid expansiveness of "3D" to the effectively choppy staccato riffs of "By Design" with stops in between. As a vocalist, Salas waivers between a conversational talk/sing approach that somewhat resembles tonal forebears like Black Francis and Stephen Malkmus, and a softer, airy delivery while his guitar interplay with Baker covers greater vistas altogether. As a whole, 10,000 feels indebted to a particular school of '80s and early-'90s underground rock, but pleasantly so, and with its own bouquet of freshness and distinction. ~ Timothy Monger