Foals and Freelance Whales: an indie sampler at the Beaumont tonight

Like snuggling up in your late grandmother’s sweater, there’s something both comforting and creepy about Freelance Whales. The outfit formed in 2008 through personal ads on Craigslist (creepy). The members soon cut their teeth playing on New York City streets and subway platforms before releasing a warm folk-pop record about childhood and dreams (comforting). Weathervanes, the band’s 2009 release, is conceptually ambitious: The LP’s 13 tracks tell a story about the haunting spirit of a little girl (creepy) and the prepubescent boy who falls in love with her (comforting).