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Since 1994, this Athens, GA-based act have been one of the most misunderstood rock bands in the U.S. Far more straight-ahead musically while lyrically interested in singing about gnomes and wizards (unironically), they didn't necessarily fit in so well with their more out-there Elephant Six contemporaries. And while they definitely had a strong taste for fuzzy pop recorded on the fly and inexpensively, they really were never much of a lo-fi band, either. On their eighth album, while the rest of the indie scene can't get enough of long-haired troubadours with mystical leanings, Elf Power deliver a crisply recorded and vaguely medieval set of songs with nary a Tolkeinist element in sight. Vocalist Andrew Reiger's songs have never been this folksy and ruminative. It might take a few listens before the full weight of this album kicks in, but it's worth your time as this just might be their most rewarding album.--Mike McGonigal