Every decade or so a band comes along and redefines conventional pop. Consider One Lone Car that band. The alt-rock quartet from Alton, Illinois combines the passion and melodrama pioneered by groups like The Smiths and Stabbing Westward with tenants of grunge and alt-country – resulting in rich soundscapes punctuated by witty pop hooks with haunting, heartfelt lyrics; an emerging, theatrical sound defined as “pop cabaret.”