Short-lived indie rock group Cende delivered a stirring brand of power pop. Guitarist Dave Medina, Porches drummer Cameron Wisch, and LVL UP drummer Greg Rutkin were all recent graduates of Purchase College when they first moved into Brooklyn music venue and housing unit David Blaine's The Steakhouse. The trio began playing together in 2013 after discovering a shared appreciation for garage punk outfit the Marked Men. Bassist Bernard Casserly (Normal Person) soon rounded out the lineup, and with Wisch and Medina acting as main songwriters, the quartet self-released the EP Cend...