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[INDIE] How does a band stand out in the indie art rock scene? Genuine expression of emotion and feelings is probably the way. Montreal’s Ought seem to be able to convey all of the feels—anxiety, depression, mania—pretty effortlessly. The seeming effortlessness of a track like “Men For Miles,” the opening song on their latest record, 2015’s Sun Coming Down, is both enticing and kind of disturbing—because you know that to be able to capture restless, pacing anxiety so accurately, someone in the band must be suffering with it. But at the same time, the band is able to present these nervous, flustered tracks in such a way as to make them enjoyable and captivating rather than grating or overwhelming. Their debut record, 2014’s More Than Any Other Day was named Best New Music by Pitchfork, which resulted in a slot on Pitchfork’s 2014 Paris music festival. Their follow up, Sun Coming Down, has been received equally as well by critics, but two years out from that record, and playing small club shows, it’s likely that the band is working on new material. Maybe we’ll hear some when Ought comes to Mohawk Place this Wednesday, August 9 with support from the Sonny Baker Band.