Martha Ann Motel polishes its roots rock, adding huge, poppy hooks that move with arena ambitions. The four tracks—included with tonight's admission as a free digital download—keep frontman and songwriter David Teeter's soul-searching melancholy intact over bombastics guitars. Both openers possess a bit more twang, whether it's the orchestral Americana spin on a Southwestern carnival by Chapel Hill septet Puritan Rodeo or the jangly indie folk of Raleigh quartet The Kings English, featuring members of Hadwynn. —Spencer Griffith