Southern-fried indie-rock has always projected a strange sense of place, its local affectations crossbred with the appeal of non-Southern influences. While Oxford, Mississippi’s Colour Revolt may not have cracked the code with this, their full-length debut, it’s not for lack of trying. As lead singer Jesse Coppenbarger croons with a slight tinge of accent, rootsy guitar licks and prettily dissonant synthesizers stack up like a house of cards, resulting in architectural, though fragile harmonies. “Innocent & All” is a pleasant, spacey ode to girls who grow up too soon, while “Moses of the South” showcases a strumming electric guitar mixed intimately to reveal the sound of dirty fingers hitting the fret board. Imagine My Morning Jacket without the Radiohead complex. Not so bad, is it?

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