“On one level, their Bandcamp bio says it all: ‘We are Pleasure Island. We are from Pleasure Island.’

On another level, however, mere words can’t quite capture the sonic exuberance of this dynamic, four-piece eponymously Carolina Beach band, which blends the sounds of ‘60s garage with poppy hooks and ‘90s-era alt-rock into a style that layers laid-back cool over clear-eyed lyrics.”