It’s been a year and a half since University of Oregon student band Pluto the Planet last released new music – which is longer than the lifespan of a lot of very good college bands. Since then, they’ve ditched their prior Afropop-indie style (“repetitive kumbaya music,” as one grump on Facebook described it), added an organist and gotten pretty hard into the Eagles. The band’s two latest singles are both indebted to the pre-CD era of rock: the production is warm and analogue-sounding, the guitar solos sprawl for miles, and the band doesn’t sound all too “indie” anymore.

“Things in California” doesn’t really sound like The Eagles, but it’s clearly indebted to ‘70s rock, with a soulful bed of organ and a “Bennie and the Jets” (or perhaps “Super Rich Kids”) piano stomp. The guitar solo is excessive, and vocalist Cameron Lister sounds like he’s singing “Califahnia,” which probably isn’t how he actually pronounces it when he’s just talking to people. But Pluto is smart enough not to go Full Rambler: nobody says “lord,” and it’s not misogynistic like most classic rock pastiche.

“End Of The Night” is by far the better of the two songs. The hook is infectious: the drums stop, there’s a downward-dog chord, the band coos “you are the life of the party,” and things blast off again. It’s easier to sniff out Pluto’s indie-rock roots from this one than from “Things In California,” especially during the guitar solo, which wanders into a few Real Estate-like melodies. But ultimately, it sounds more like power pop, maybe something by Cheap Trick or Big Star, or one of the breezier tunes from the Dazed and Confused soundtrack.

These two singles are different enough to make it cloudy exactly what direction Pluto will take on their next album or EP. The ‘70s analog sound is there, true, and the organ is a nice touch. But will Pluto remain pop or go full rock? I’m gunning for the former – they were a great pop band during their kumbaya period, and they slip quite comfortably into the power-pop sound on “End Of The Night.” But the band could make  a solid rock album too. Either way, they know what they’re doing, and both songs are convincing and confident takes on an old-school sound.

Pluto the Planet play the HiFi Music Hall on March 26. Door at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. $10, all ages. Au Revoir and Black Bell open.