+/- (plus/minus) – You Are Here

Though most reviews quickly tag +/- as the side project of Versus’ James Baluyut (as this one has now just done), the band is a creative force in its own right. Baluyut throws listeners curveball after curveball, not letting critics peg his musical style with a hyphenated adjective such as “art-rock” or “post-post-punk” like we so love to do. You Are Here opens with a pulsing dance-bass drum beat, an arpeggiated guitar riff, and slightly muffled vocals. Techno beats, rock guitar riffs and live drums float in and out of the remainder of the tune.