Ape School's Michael Johnson has a solid indie rock résumé. as part of the SubPop group Holopaw, played with the Lilys, Kurt Vile, and Human Television. Johnson wraps his catchy songs in a hazy, insulated sound that references neo-psych heroes Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips, ropes in elements of hip-hop (in the rhythms), shoegaze (the drifting textures are reminiscent at times of the Lilys best work), and oddly enough, a shoestring budget version of stadium dreamers like Coldplay or Keane.