The Honeydogs, 10,000 Years

Songwriter Adam Levy hits one out of the park on the local combo’s tuneful yet lyrically dark new disc. Musically, 10,000 Years is rich and complex in a laid-back Sgt. Pepper’s way, weaving threads of samba, German cabaret, and Middle Eastern rhythm into a sturdy fabric of alt-rock. (Our favorite song, for sentimental reasons, is “The Rake’s Progress.”) It’s so enjoyable that it’s easy to miss that it’s also a concept album about plague, famine, and mass murder in a dystopian future that might be coming very soon. It’s good to see Levy try something so ambitious, and it’s even better that it succeeds so well.