Back in October, the Brooklyn dudes in Fergus & Geronimo sprinkled a bunch of garage, a bit of fuzz, and a hint of surf into “Never Satisfied” and “Turning Blue,” the pair of tracks that made up their Hardly Art-released 7-inch. Then in January, the local label dropped the duo’s full-length, Unlearn, featuring the punky single “Baby Don’t You Cry.” They’ve got a heck of a record on their hands. “Baby Don’t You Cry” is the kind of abrasive pop-rock that’s right at the Hardly Art/Sub Pop family’s sweet spot–a gritty pop tune that’s crafted in the garage and is catchier than the dickens. It’s substantive, accessible, and the best song of 2011…so far. With Seapony, Idle Times. CHRIS KORNELIS

Fri., March 4, 10 p.m., 2011