The Future Now’s slash and burn alt-rock doesn’t sound much like their Gainesville brethren. The common ground they share is an uncompromising DIY work ethic. The whole project evokes the moment when grunge was still a hungry hybrid of punk and metal, newly unleashed on the masses. The band revels in a sound that was synonymous with the Pacific Northwest, the wedding of gritty guitar attacks and traditional pop structures. At times, vocalist Bobby Heilman channels the deep croon of Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan, while the upbeat energy propelling songs like “The Runaway" recalls Tacoma’s grunge-punk pioneers Seaweed.