This band is the rock that has weathered the storm. After multiple albums that, while garnering critical praise, found little fandom (see) and a departure of one of its founding members, Elk City soldiered on and has returned with a vengeance on New Believers. It’s not that they’re doing anything remarkably new, it’s just that now they sound like they’re comfortable in their own skin—skin that now includes the guitar work of Sean Eden (formerly of Luna) and which leaves the lead vocals in the capable hands of Renee LoBue. The music they make is solid college-radio indie: smart, gorgeous, deep, and wide. Renee’s voice ranges from sultry to explosive to confident, and the songs (written with honesty and self-assuredness) play to those strengths. In “Silver Lawyers,” a dreamy, soulful torch song dripping with atmosphere, Renee sings: “It’s the fault of / not believing / you could be / anything.” Elk City has moved past that. They believe. Now it’s about getting the rest of the world to do the same.