Heart Attack Man/The Superweaks/The Obsessives/The Scuzzballs/Los Ojos

If simple, heart-on-sleeve rock tunes are your thing, Heart Attack Man may be the local punk export you’ve been waiting for. Triple Crown partner You Did This Records has signed on to release their upcoming full-length, which was produced by Ian Farmer of Modern Baseball — two high-profile co-signs the band is undoubtedly deserving of. A quick listen-through of their 2014 EP Acid Rain reveals why: No one makes open chord progressions sound quite as heavy, simple vocal melodies quite as catchy, or such vulnerable lyrical content quite as apathy-drenched. In the realm of bored twentysomething pop punk, Heart Attack Man is a gem slowly rising to the top of the vast sea of average. (Shively)