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[INDIE] Back in 2015, you might have caught wind of the sparkly indie-pop that characterizes “Hatcher Creek,” the debut single from Emi Night, whose Brooklyn-by-way-of-Colorado-based musical project is called Strawberry Runners. The tune caused Wired to proclaim Night and company were one of 10 bands at SXSW that “are about to blow up,” and got listed on NPR’s The Austin 100. That track and its companion piece, “When We Were Good,” echoed the breathy vocal styling of Beth Orton set against a sun-drenched, guitar-driven melodic buffet. Several years in the making, the new EP In the Garden, In the Night (October 20, Salinas Records), takes a slightly more refined and subdued approach to reveal other aspects of Night’s musical personality. In the process, she sings of some compelling adolescent memories that are disguised in the relatively sunny exterior of her sound. At full capacity, Strawberry Runners becomes a six-piece, complete with percussive doodads, mandolin and trumpet, making for a surprisingly rich sonic palette that puts the band’s sound off to the side of the indie-pop din. You can hear it on the lead single, “Garden Hose,” which premiered recently via The FADER and sounds as if it could’ve easily fit on college radio 25 years ago. Hear for yourself when Strawberry Runners comes to play at Sugar City on Monday, October 30 in an alt-folk-pop showcase with Honey Coma, Ben Morey, Joseph Myers, and Heave.