Tereu Tereu wants you to dance. They’ve said as much during their previous two performances, opening for local favorite Georgie James and later for England’s latest Gang of Four disciples, Foals. It’s not an unreasonable request, since the Fredericksburg quartet’s infectious midtempo indie-pop hooks, strong bass lines and impressive trumpet-playing are highly conducive to toe-tapping. Tereu Tereu sounds familiar, and there’s this sense that they could have been on an old mix tape somewhere between Yo La Tengo and Elvis Costello, or perhaps on a newer playlist bridging The Dismemberment Plan and Broken Social Scene. It’s not necessarily easy to place where you might know a certain riff from, but it is very easy to listen to. And yes, easy to dance to. We talked with all four members of the band, singer-guitarist Ryan Little, bassist Adam Bray, drummer Ross Marshall and keyboardist-vocalist-trumpet-player Matt Bradshaw about the inner workings of Tereu Tereu.

Photo by Shervin Lainez