C.Y.M.

On their self-titled debut as C.Y.M., Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio and Fort Romeau’s Mike Greene try to squeeze as many different ideas into a collection of 10 silky smooth pop jams as possible. Alongside guests like Day Wave, Cherry Glazerr, SOLIS4EVR, and Nana, the songwriters and co-producers find a middle ground of psych-pop, electro-funk, disco, krautrock, and pretty much every other genre under the sun. “Life of Mine,” which features Day Wave, is a shoegaze-leaning cut built around a melodic bassline and a pulsating drum line. “Catania” is built for long nights on the dance floor, with arpeggiated synths slowly building before a rock groove brings the song into the early hours. In lesser hands, this many different ideas and styles jam-packed into a tidy package would overflow in excess, but with Baio and Greene at the helm, they create something both endlessly curious and sturdy in its unique vision.