The aptly named fifth album by Portland, ME’s Spouse, Confidence is an impressive culmination of the band’s hard work over the years; it brims with shimmering moments of pop-rock bliss. Guitars jangle and sear, vocal harmonies are pure sing-along gold, the arrangements are neat and sharp and memorable. The star track, “What You’re Feeling,” starts off with a buoyant, Cars-worthy keyboard riff, loaded with hubris: Spouse will rock you off that couch. Before Jose Ayerve’s vocals kick in with an effortless, pleasing hook, the guitars and drums craft a solid, seesaw rhythm that’s all about hip-shaking. It’s really a perfect slice of easy, uncomplicated indie-rock. Spouse push the vocals up front in the mix, so following stories of gleeful love (“Impressed by You”), life on the road (coming home is the pits on “Keep Being You”), or real-life tragedy (the true story of Ayerve learning of his father’s murder on “9.19.05”) is easy to do. There is a disarming straightforwardness and, yes, confidence, in Spouse’s music these days, and they’ve earned their place alongside bands like Spoon and Vampire Weekend on the airwaves (and in your iPod).