White Arrows reminds me of Athens. They’re eccentric yet likable and possess the same energy that bleeds through the city’s adolescent population. They’re pretty catchy too – I’ve caught myself murmuring “there you go…walking out with your boyfriend,” more than a few times because “The Voyeur” has been stuck in my head for days.

When I listen to “Coming or Going” and “The Voyeur,” I can’t help but think that sh*t’s going down. It doesn’t matter whether I’m getting ready to go downtown or take a test; something important is about to happen, and these songs motivate me to stride into these events with confidence. I can hear White Arrows, playing in a bar as the background to shuffling through the crowd and friends taking shots (hold on – am I allowed to say that?) and on the stage at the 40 Watt (that’s a hint guys, stop here when you’re on tour!), and I know for a fact that once I get a hold of some headphones, I’ll be listening to this EP while walking around campus a lot.

The only hangovers I experienced with White Arrows were “Everything Scares Me,” which isn’t a bad song but it just reminds me of waking up at 1:00pm on Sundays, and the remix of “City Boy,” which lacks rebirth. I could hardly tell it was a remix, and originally wondered why White Arrows had put the same song on their EP twice. The remix of “Coming or Going” is much better, however, and evokes a completely different mood than the original.