If you like what’s happening in the Vancouver indie-rock scene with bands like Said the Whale and Hey Ocean, then you will like Calgary “The Nether,” the new EP from indie rock quartet Deluge. But they have a little more sonic  diversity drawing from pop, punk, and ’90s rock throughout the six song EP.
 They fit right in with the scene, just add a couple doses of the Nix Dicksons,  the Violent Femmes, liberal smatterings of ’90s pop rock like Third Eye Blind and Matchbox 20 and you’re there.
 They have catchy melodies, a clean guitar song, and pop hooks to spare. beginning with the first track “Young and Restless.”
 They  have a touch of Celtic punk on “ Runaway Knights” with a  throbbing bassline and a rousing shout of “hey.”
“Peppermint,”  has a Shins feel to it while the last track, “American Hotels” has a more alternative rock Our Lady Peace/ I Mother Earth sound.


 CD: The Nether
 Band: Deluge
 Genre: Indie Rock