Just in time for spring, a new wave of music gets released to welcome the extended hours of daylight. More sun = more fun, and what better album to set the soundtrack to springtime gallivanting than the self-titled album by Avi Buffalo?

The album is made up of distinct strings paired with smooth rhythms and unique vocalization which borders on quavering — shivering, more like. Once in a while, a well-placed harmony, like the one in “One Last,” build up to a summery kind of sound that makes a pretty climax on this calming pop-folk compilation.

The argument could be made that it’s the harmonies that make the record. Avi Zahner-Isenberg, for who the album is named (save the “Buffalo” bit), and Rebecca Coleman’s voices complement each other beautifully with the perfect male/female dynamic. Where generally using such a dynamic is boring, cheesy, and/or unoriginal, Buffalo pulls it off with the kind of grace unseen in this genre.

The group, barely out of high school, is already incredibly well-executed and original. Their sound is storybook sweet and yet edgy enough to satisfy even the hippest of rockers (try listening to “Summer Cum” without a sheepish grin).

Personal favorite tracks from Avi Buffalo are “What’s In It For” with its clever lyrics; “Five Little Sluts,” with a catchy, jazzlike intro; floaty “Jessica”; and “Can’t I Know.” It’s an album that’s all around hard not to like and even harder not to appreciate.

(Sub Pop Records, 2013 4^th Avenue, 3^rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98121)