Marc Snyder is a changing man. Lead singer of The Major Leagues and a senior finance major, his voice can transform from the low-pitched rumble of Magnetic Fields’ Stephen Merritt to the hopeful yelp of Dr. Dog’s Scott McMicken. At times, Snyder’s rounded croon sounds like it should be rising out of a jolly, beer-bellied man – much like My Morning Jacket’s Jim James. Or Santa Claus, if he could sing. But it isn’t. Snyder looks like an eats-all-his-veggies-while-biking kind of boy, which lends to the band’s paradoxical appeal.

The Major Leagues’ versatility also presents itself in song genres. “Moonlit Daydream” is as whimsically light as the title and features a country-bumpkin guitar, jangle-y piano and a steady bass line; whereas “Equal Uncle” accelerates forward with adolescent, garage-band energy and then collapses into a seventies-dad-rock guitar riff. It’s no surprise, then, that the indie band was once a metal band called Doses Molly (which should be the name of techno band that employs glow sticks in its outdoor shows, but whatever).

The band, which consist of Snyder, senior economics major Andrew Mattey and three local members, will be playing at the North Star Bar tonight at 9 p.m. The Neighborhood Choir, another Temple indie band with lighthearted lyrics and swaggering guitar chords, will be opening for The Major Leagues.