Rex Orange County’s name is a bit confusing. The alias of musician Alex O’Connor evokes the warm, sunny region of Southern California, but the musician himself hails from the considerably grayer London, a whole ocean away. Despite this geographical disparity, O’Connor blends elements of jazz, hip-hop, and electronica to create bright, groovy tracks. His latest record, Pony, delivers the intimacy of bedroom electronica while also recalling the buttoned up-ness of Weezer. Go and pretend his tunes are playing out of a convertible’s stereo while you’re zooming down the Pacific Coast Highway. by Jas Keimig