Eight Gigs: The Kelps

The Kelps are releasing a new EP. Judging by the title (For Neuroses), the cover (a creepy drawing of a couple sitting on a couch) and the song they've leaked (“Art School Boyfriend”), it's going to be a dark take on romance and love. “Art School Boyfriend” continues the group's tradition of alt-rock meets theater, while going into some dark cabaret territory, à la Man Man. The main riff is simple, foreboding, and swaggers along with some menacing anger. The group feels this is its strongest material to date and says on its Bandcamp page (https://thekelps.bandcamp.com) that Neuroses is the “result of years of irrational and neurotic behavior finally becoming something beautiful.” 2708 J Street, www.facebook.com/thekelpsmusic.