On paper, Gayngs' Relayted should be an obnoxious, winking, unlistenable mess. A collection of nearly two dozen musicians from a number of indie bands (including Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Rhymesayers rapper P.O.S.) jamming together on lite rock songs, the album should theoretically collapse under the weight of hipster irony. Yet Relayted gets by on the strength of the songs and the sweetness of the delivery. Tellingly, the strongest track is a cover of Godley & Creme's "Cry," but the sad, spacey spirit of that song carries over on the subliminally funky "The Beatdown" and sparse, longing "No Sweat." Couple that with an epic synth orgy of a slow jam called "The Last Prom on Earth" and you end up with one of the more surprisingly refreshing indie experiments of the year.