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You are so lucky. Yes, you. The one with the computer. You’ve arrived just in time for a particularly exciting edition of Steal This Track, Reverb’s weekly giveaway of some of Colorado’s best music. This week, we have a heavy new hip-hop track from , a sneak preview of the new power pop album from , and your first chance to hear the chamber pop of Fort Collins’s . Put on your headphones and turn ’em up.

Two weeks ago, we teased you with an old track from BLKHRTS (back when ), but on Saturday night, the trio of , and Yo (a.k.a. ‘s ) finally revealed its debut EP with a release party at .

The gritty, rock-influenced tracks on “BLK S BTFL” — mixed by Nathan Reid of Mercury Sauce and Jesse O’Brien of Colorado Sound — highlight the MCs love of music beyond hip-hop, while the lyrics focus on dark, personal themes. The BLKHRTS sound is consistently aggressive, heavy and challenging, which might not be everyone’s cup of champagne, but there’s no denying the energy this powerful threesome brings to songs like “BLHKRTS PRTY,” which you can steal right here.

Jim McTurnan and the Kids That Killed the Man bring plenty of power too, but in a very different way. The group’s debut album, “Joie De Vivre,” is packed with powerful pop rock hooks, expert songwriting and intelligent lyrics that grab hold of your ears and won’t let go. In fact, we had a hard time choosing just one of the record’s nine songs because it’s such a fun and compelling listen all the way through.

You might hear hints of ‘s previous band, , in the layered guitar work and somewhat understated vocal approach of McTurnan, but make no mistake — this is a whole different animal. Where Cat-A-Tac focused on textures and atmosphere, Jim McTurnan and the Kids That Killed the Man are slaves to sing-a-long melodies and perky beats. Second guitarist Nathan Brasil (also of Denver power pop act ), bassist Josh Wambeke and drummer (highlighted ) help McTurnan crank out bursts of catchy, fuzzy, melodic rock that alternate between joy and pain like your divorced, alcoholic uncle on New Year’s Eve. “Goodnight” and “This Will All Work Out” are examples of the more lush, orchestrated and melancholy side of the band. Details of the record’s release are hush-hush right now, but you can steal “Give Up Suffering” — a straightforward, carefree rock song that looks lovingly back at melodic punks like H眉sker D眉 — to quench your thirst until the full album arrives some time in February.

The Sunshine House are also fond of lush, orchestrated and melancholy pop and contradictory moods. Wearing baroque pop influences like Sufjan Stevens and Matt Pond PA proudly on their sleeves, drummer Tyler Kellogg, string player Jered Lish, guitarists Dylan Curtis and Zac Crider, and vocalists Philip Waggoner and Becky Raab create twinkling bedroom symphonies that might make you cry if they weren’t so pretty. The sextet’s self-titled debut EP is clearly the work of a developing outfit (the band has only been together for a few months), but contains promise of an act that will certainly make its mark on Colorado music lovers as it matures and blossoms.

Make plans now to head to Everyday Joe’s in Fort Collins on Saturday, Jan 29, for the release of “The Sunshine House.” According to Waggoner, it’ll be quite an event. “We will be having horn players who played on our record from , and play with us at the release, as well as string section. Should be a fun, production of a night,” says the band’s frontman. Since saxophonist Leanor Ortega Till and trumpeter Philip Donovan contributed to the album, we can only assume that’s who Waggoner is referring to. Steal “Untitled” today and listen to it while you’re marking your calendar.