You need only five seconds worth of snare and Beatlesque harmonica to know that “Ekaterina,” by Love Strangers, is a rockabillying good time, and a good time will be had by all. It isn’t every day that someone rhymes Ekaterina, concertina, tambourina, and Argentina.

Besides the harmonica and what-did-he-say? lyrics, the track features a great lo-fi vocal and a guitar solo that could have been recorded in a dark corner of a Cleveland bowling ally in 1962. You can hear the vacuum tubes glowing, and there’s enough energy left over to power a Brunswick pinsetter.

My good friend Joshua Allen, in an op-ed piece for The Morning News, maintained that two-minutes-forty-two is the perfect length for a pop song. On Bandcamp, “Ekaterina” came up one second short at 2:41. But after downloading it to iTunes, I found that the ghost of Steve Jobs had stretched the track out to 2:42. Perfect. Full disclosure: Joshua Allen has no idea who I am.

“Ekaterina” (or “Catherine” for those of you keeping score at home) is from Love Strangers’ eight-song album, Lonesome Friendly. The LP is a “compilation of early EPs and singles.” It seems that “Ekaterina” was released as a single a year ago, so I’m a bit late to the game, but I got here as soon as I could.

Love Strangers is Ryan Major (vocals, guitar, harmonica, songwriting), Scott Jones (guitar), Rob Sutherland (bass, vocals), and Travis Hagan (drums, percussion). The band is based in Boston and self-describes their output as “just regular music.”

You can support deserving independent musicians like Love Strangers by visiting their Bandcamp page, listening to their music, and downloading your favorite tracks. Lonesome Friendly can be downloaded for the low low price of only $5. Or purchase the limited edition cassette for only $10! Call now, operators are standing by! And be sure to follow Love Strangers on Facebook and Instagram.