Keepers of the Carpet seemed to be feeling a little silly on stage Sunday – bantering about everything from fabled basketball careers to recording songs “butt naked” – perhaps with happiness about the night’s success.

Sunday marked the record release concert/party for local band Keepers of the Carpet.

The quartet that grew up in Buffalo Center played its brand of power pop/geek rock at People’s Bar and Grill, 2428 Lincoln Way, to premiere its first full-length, self-titled album.

The crowd of more than 150 joined in the celebratory mood and festivities. And it showed. By the show’s end, more than 100 copies of the new album had been sold.

The band took stage shortly after 6 p.m., all members wearing dress shirts and ties excluding drummer Jason Holland, who was adorned in a bright red ISU basketball jersey. All four were in great spirits, kidding with each other on stage about modest manhood and anything else self-deprecating. Beaming, they did not fail to thank all the people who helped make the evening possible.

Mayland especially acknowledged KOTC’s label, BiFi Records.

Mostly, “[T]hey really care about the bands, and they have been a tremendous help with the new CD,” he said.

Breaking into the first song, which was dedicated tongue-in-cheek to their parents, KOTC members presented power chords and Weezer-esque harmonies in short, poppy, in-your-face tunes.

Songs such as “Girl Next Door” loosened up the mood as both band and crowd jumped along to the chorus.

Other songs were love tunes of a lighter feel, exposing singer Jordan Mayland’s softer and slightly nasal voice that sounded similar to that of John Linnell of They Might Be Giants.

Mayland’s sister even joined the band to sing “I Love You,” a sugary sweet, head bopping song that showed Pookey influence.

Similarly, most of the songs seemed to echo geek rock in the Weezer vein, only not quite as strongly. The music was not particularly complex or diverse, as much of the solos echoed the chord progressions; many of the songs were about young love.

Keepers of the Carpet did have a few breakthrough moments. In “3/4,” a band favorite, KOTC musicians let loose and allowed themselves to “rock out,” head banging and playing guitars behind their heads. The song was a fresh addition, with its tempo and time signature changes.

As people began heading to the post-concert party, KOTC seemed very pleased.

“We saw people here that we didn’t even know, and the entire night has just been a lot of fun,” Mayland said.

BiFi Records flagship band Pookey Bleum opened the show. They put on a quirky and fun show. Guitarist Pat Fleming put on his usual antics: racing around the bar with a tambourine, jumping off speakers and doing somersaults on stage. Zack Smith, bassist and backup vocalist for KOTC, joined the band for the closing number, “Lo Fi Rainbow.”

Sunday was one of Pookey’s last shows, as they plan to break up in December. They play again with Keepers of the Carpet Oct. 19 at the Ames Public Library.