Wowser Bowser

The debut full-length from Atlanta's Wowser Bowser is like something you'd expect from right here in Athens: pop-focused, slightly psychedelic and boasting a near-childlike sincerity. The band—George Pettis, Jake Thomason, Joe Crabb, Ryan James and a variety of backing friends—is pretty well known around ATL for employing showy performance accoutrements like balloons and costumes to augment the electronic-pop arrangements, and that playfulness translates to the nine-track Wowser Bowser. Atlanta label Adair Park Recordings, home to albums from The Orphins and This Piano Plays Itself, released the album this past January.

The previously released single "Water Story" picked up steam online over the past year and has been oft-pushed by WUOG 90.5 FM. Deservedly so, as it's a standout track, with choral vocals layered over chimes and galloping drums. "To the Pleasant Life!" and "Morning" in particular exhibit the band's melodic skills. In Wowser Bowser's textured pop, the influence of regional scene peers like Deerhunter and of Montreal is as clear as that of larger acts like Pink Floyd and other boundary-testing '70s rockers. Pick up the album, though, and you'll find the indie-electro duo Countless Others remixing "E Dialeda Halo" to close things out in a manner just as wobbly, weird and warm as Wowser Bowser is.

Tuesday's show at the Theatre is part of its "Get Up Get Down" summer late-night dance party series. It's up on the rooftop and doesn't get shaking until around 11:30 p.m., when atmospheric electro duo Qurious opens the show. And if it rains? Party moves inside, kids.