Divine Fits: A Thing Called Divine Fits

By Stephen Thompson, NPR Music

Divine Fits will surely get tagged as a supergroup, though its members — Spoon<http://www.npr.org/artists/15189629/spoon>'s Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade<http://www.npr.org/artists/17093492/wolf-parade> and Handsome Furs<http://www.npr.org/artists/15395134/handsome-furs>, and New Bomb Turks' Sam Brown, with Alex Fischel helping out on keyboards — aren't exactly Mick Jagger teaming up with Dave Stewart<http://www.npr.org/2011/11/22/142604996/superheavy-on-world-cafe> in the fame department. Their projects are known and respected, absolutely, but even Daniel is hailed as much for his fussed-over pop-rock craftsmanship as he is for his stage persona.

A Thing Called Divine Fits is the first most will have heard of their work together, and if they took a while to hone their collective sound, it doesn't show here. This is the work of guys who know exactly what they want from their music: namely, to explore a bit of a new-wave streak while still operating in their wheelhouse of slick, sharp, smart pop-rock.

A Thing Called Divine Fits will be available to stream on demand from August 13 through August 20, 2012.