A year later, little has changed, except Eisley is even better at what they do. Marvelous Things, their second EP for Warner Bros. (the first, Laughing City, was released in May), shows off a sound strengthened by a couple of months under the bright lights; the harmonies are watertight, the guitars tougher, the rhythm section getting in the photo instead of just providing the frame. Live favorite "Sea King" finally makes an appearance on record, and it pretty much sums up what the band is all about, with its The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe lyrics, Sunday-drive simplicity and sad-eyed beauty. Expect even more, and better, when Eisley's first full-length arrives sometime next year, produced by Rob Schnapf (Beck, Guided by Voices, Elliott Smith).