MUSIC MONDAY JAM: Kids These Days - "Summer Scent"

There's always a certain stigma associated with kid bands, but there isn't much very juvenile about Kids These Days.  In fact, about half the members of the band are nearly into their early 20s.  But what makes this youthful bunch seem slightly more mature and a bit less pop than the average teenybopper band isn't their age.  It's their sound; it draws from influences far beyond their time, merging blues-rock, jazz, and traditional hip hop.  Perhaps you can think of Kids These Days as an updated version of Arrested Development.  The 8-piece collective hails from my current stomping grounds, and I had the pleasure of working with them for my latest endeavour.  "Summer Scent" is from the band's upcoming Hard Times EP, dropping June 28th.  Although the video was shot in L.A., the song is a perfect welcoming celebration of beautiful, sunny Summertime-Chi.