Bubblegum pop-sters The Brunettes will light up Tasty World tonight with sounds from the duos’ newest album, “Structure and Cosmetics.”

Although far from its home in Auckland, New Zealand, the six-piece has a strong Athens fan base.

“I like The Brunettes because they have a completely different sound than any other band I’ve heard – they use xylophones and trumpets,” said Laura Harvey, a junior from Peachtree City.

Harvey saw them live in 2005 on their first North American tour.

“They put on a fun show, coming out with homemade Olsen twin masks on,” she said. “The Brunettes is a great band who plays songs fun to dance to. They love to have fun with the audience as well as onstage.”

Ferraby Lionheart (from California) and Athens’ own Matias also will play tonight.

Nicole Matias Berube, a sophomore from Buford, uses Matias as her musical alias and is thrilled to be opening for The Brunettes.

“I’m 19, a full-time student at UGA, and I try to balance my time between music and school – and a job,” Berube said. “So, this is a pretty great opportunity for me to be opening for an international band on their national tour of the states. I was really grateful for Tasty World asking me to open.”

Her music has an indie-oriented and alternative sound. Her first EP was released a few months ago.

“I write all of my music, play guitar, sing, and I am often accompanied on stage by local musician Nate Nelson,” she said.

Nelson, Jay Rodgers and Ben Leathers will accompany her tonight.

Jonathan Bree and Heather Mansfield of The Brunettes met when their bands played a show together and have been together since. They have released six albums including two EPs.

“The Brunettes isn’t your average band,” said Maggie Kantor, a freshman from Marietta. “They are funny, interesting and have easily one of the most inventive sounds used in the past few years.”

After seeing their show with Rilo Kiley a few years ago, she became a fan.

“I loved their playful live show and awesomely odd sound,” she said. “They’re a band with a distinctive personality, changing between happiness and sadness in the blink of an eye.”

“I first heard the song ‘Mars Loves Venus’ about two years ago, and the hook was so catchy that I ended up listening to the rest of their songs,” said graduate student Katie Vesser from Atlanta. “The Brunettes are just a great pop band with boppy pop songs – kind of hard to resist.”

The Brunettes’ sound also caught the ear of graduate student Michael Tannebaum from Marietta.

“These guys craft catchy, fun, simple pop songs,” he said. “They make intelligent, original pop music and it’s way easier and cheaper to see them in Athens than the South Pacific.”