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It takes a certain amount of gumption to name a track “Your New Favorite Song,” but LA alt-pop trio Wallows possess just the right combination of humble charm and outsized confidence to pull it off. On the one hand, it’s an intimate breakup serenade about a guy trying to win back his girl by writing her a pretty tune; on the other hand, the sax-sweetened, flute-speckled, bongo-grooved track is emblematic of a band that’s become ever more adept at hitting myriad pop-song pleasure points simultaneously. Coming on the heels of 2024’s John Congleton-produced *Model*, *More* is a seven-song EP overflowing with a double album’s worth of ideas: “Not Alone” blossoms from a bedroom synth-pop sketch into a skyscraping, drum-pounding anthem, while “Coffin Change” angles for retroactive placement on your 2009 Indie Bops playlist sandwiched between Phoenix and Vampire Weekend. But the two appearances of “Deep Dive”—first as a lush ’70s soft-rock flashback and then as a summer-vibed pool-party soundtrack—provide the clearest view of Wallows’ ever-expanding talent for updating classic pop craftsmanship with contemporary indie aesthetics.

It largely showcases the blend of pop, alt-rock and post-punk that makes up the band’s trademark sound.