Little Green Cars, from Dublin, are at RecordBar tonight

Despite the massive hype that accompanied Absolute Zero, the 2013 debut album from Dublin folk-rock quintet Little Green Cars, the record sounded not too far from the Lumineers’ debut a year earlier: steroid-driven crescendos, swaggering vocal harmonies and exuberant choruses recounting the oh-so-relatable follies of love.

It’s an excellent album, to be sure, but the remarkable thing about Little Green Cars is Faye O’Rourke, the lone female singer. She’s the Florence Welch-like powerhouse, the secret weapon that should be up front and in charge more often than the quarter or so of the album she gets this time. Listen to the stirring single “My Love Took Me Down to the River to Silence Me” for proof of her talents – or hear them in person tonight at RecordBar.

Details here.