At first you might get hung up on the influences—Camper Van Beethoven, The Replacements, Tom Petty—evident in the Obsoletes’ sound. But after wading a few songs into this solid debut you’ll forget such quibbling details. Instead, the immediate energy and honest songcraft of this Wisconsin band earns your full and undivided attention. Judging by the Obsoletes’ ragged-but-right attack, they’re more interested in making direct, crunching roots rock. And they do it damn well. From the scorching melancholy of “Wish You Never Came” to the power-strum determination of “Going Down To Milwaukee,” these songs pack consistently pleasing punches. At the core of the band’s allure is the vocal pairing of guitarist Timothy Schwieger and bassist Justin Perkins, filled—as Progress is—with frayed, impassioned harmony. Clearly this is a band to keep an ear on.