Yes, we know, we write too much about the DFA label here at KSPACE. But can you blame us? It’s not our fault James Murphy and co. are so dope. But what makes DFA truly sublime is that they’re constantly shapeshifting up their game. Case in point: new signing Free Energy.

Free Energy announced their upcoming album Stuck On Nothing (due late January 2010) with this namesake single, and it’s a perfect introduction to the now-Philly-based band (formerly known as Hockey Night, as befitting their Minnesotan origins!). What surprises about Free Energy is that their sound has absolutely zero to do with the punky disco party DFA has become famed for. Instead, Free Energy hail from the same retro era, just a different radio station: this is straight up classic rock, with melodic guitars and power-pop vocals straight outta the early Tom Petty / Knack/ Cars songbook. Per those influences, it’s insanely catchy and, erm, energetic? Forgive the pun, even if appropriate – just download this for a blast of immediate melody that rings with the brassiness of an AM radio blaring the Raspberries back in the ‘70s…