Named after an 18th century diplomatic situation that sparked the 1798 Quasi-War between France and the United States, Brooklyn’s XYZ Affair also have a pretty good grasp on musical history. On their self-released debut album A Few More Published Studies, their sound nods to Big Star’s classic power-pop, but on the rowdy-yet-vulnerable “All My Friends,” the band sounds uncannily like a more falsetto-happy version of Pinkerton-era Weezer — if Rivers Cuomo threw out his charts and graphs of the perfect pop song, that is. XYZ Affair’s video finesse is also a bit Weezer-esque; while the clip for “All My Friends” isn’t quite in the league of “Buddy Holly,” it also plays on TV nostalgia. The band got cast members from favorite Nickelodeon shows, including Salute Your Shorts‘ Danny Cooksey, The Adventures of Pete & Pete’s Michael Marona, Clarissa Explains it All’s Jason Zimbler and most prominently, Double Dare host Marc Summers, to appear in the video. Childhood memories, soaring choruses, and slime — it doesn’t get much better.