Having half a catchy song and a stage show that brings to mind a sloppy Hot Hot Heat cover band hasn’t stopped residents of our major labels’ executive suites from thinking that the Jacksonville band Black Kids could maybe be huge. Their quest to become “the next Vampire Weekend” for the second time in the space of a year will really kick in this July, when their Bernard Butler-produced debut album comes out on Columbia Records. Some of your friends are already this blogged? [Brooklyn Vegan]

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