The Stranger

On paper, No Kids sound like a potential disaster—a geeky Canadian indie-rock trio that combine glee-club a capella, doo-wop, new jack swing, modern R&B, and chamber pop. On their debut full-length, Come into My House, the band (featuring former members of P:ano) turn these improbable ingredients into pitch-perfect pop genius—lonely and lovesick postcards from an empty, off-season beach house, stamped with spare percussion, piano, as well as string and wind instruments, all led by the trio's laid-back but watertight vocal harmonies. With Portland's Parenthetical Girls and Belgium's White Circle Crime Club. (Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave, 784-4880. 9 pm, $8, 21+.) by Eric Grandy

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