Latest saviors of British guitar rock, Catfish & the Bottlemen keep the faith of two guitars, reedy vocals, and melodies made for lighter-waving on second album The Ride. Tunes borrowing from Oasis and Echo & the Bunnymen via the clean, anthemic sound producer Dave Sardy provided for Jet, the UK quartet doesn’t even try to sound new. Rather, “7” and “Anything” ride big rhythm guitar hooks and Van McCann’s comfort-food Brit croon. Catfish & the Bottlemen keep innovation at bay, but that only plays to their strengths. (4:30pm, Honda stage)

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This article appears in September 30 • 2016.

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Michael Toland started writing about music in 1988 on the Gulf Coast, moved to Austin in early 1991, and has inflicted bylines upon the corporeal and digital pages of Pop Culture Press, The Big Takeover, Blurt, Amplifier, Austin.citysearch, the Austin American Statesman, Goldmine, Sleazegrinder, Rock & Roll Globe, High Bias, FHT Music Notes, and, since 2011, The Austin Chronicle.