Now That’s Class – Thursday, Nov. 10th On third album Spills Out, Brooklyn noise-punk mischief-makers Pterodactyl have mutated from their abrasive loft-show roots into a glorious, broken-pop juggernaut. The band’s squealing, sweat-soaked art-bustle had rapidly put them alongside contemporaries like Oneida, These Are Powers and Parts & Labor; but Spills Out gently leads the trio towards the uplifting, wistful harmonies of ’60s rockers like The Zombies, CSNY and the pre-acid Beatles– “When John was a heavy drinker and the songs were kind of sad,” says bassist/vocalist Jesse Hodges. Pterodactyl’s onomatopoetic barks have been replaced by a luxurious three-part croon; their adenoidal squawk has been expanded to include Spectorian levels of reassuring fuzz. Their most ambitious statement to date, Spills Out is triumphant, melancholic, unapologetically pop. Listen to “School Glue” by Pterodactyl here: www.pitchperfectpr.com/mp3/SchoolGlue.mp3 Listen to “Nerds” by Pterodactyl here: www.pitchperfectpr.com/mp3/Nerds.mp3